Case Study
Ethics Case Study
Lernik Davoudi
HCS/335
12/04/2012
Holly Martinez De Andino
Ethics Case Study
A prescription is an order for medication which is dispensed to or for patient. A prescription for a patient may only be issued by a physician. The case study in chapter 4, is a case about a physician’s assistance named Jerry McCall , who needs to order an antidepressant medication called Valium for a patient who is a friend of the doctors, However the major problem Jerry has is that the patient needs to fly in 30 minutes, and Jerry is alone by himself in the office. Jerry McCall needs to decide whether he should order the medication or not. As an office assistant Jerry has certain duties and responsibilities to fulfill within field of his study. In this case as an office assistant Jerry has the authority and obligation to answer all phone calls and respond to them promptly, ethically, and professionally. In this case the office assistant not only has administrative training but a limited amount of clinical training, the amount of clinical training that he does have does not qualify him to refill a medication. Jerry McCall is not qualified to issue a prescription refill of Valium to the patient. Being a medical assistance and LPN does not give him the credentials of ordering a prescription drug. The doctor is the only one who is qualified to prescribe the patient with this refill. With the patient being the doctor’s friend does not change anything. What if the medication was to control the patient’s blood pressure? The answer is NO! As an office assistant Jerry has the authority to call in only prescriptions or refills approved by the doctor. High or low blood pressure can be a life-threatening condition, causing heart attacks, strokes, aneurysms and blood clots. “Two of the most common and most dangerous of these magnification interactions involve blood pressure and dizziness. If you're taking one medication that has a potential side effect of raising blood
Lernik Davoudi
HCS/335
12/04/2012
Holly Martinez De Andino
Ethics Case Study
A prescription is an order for medication which is dispensed to or for patient. A prescription for a patient may only be issued by a physician. The case study in chapter 4, is a case about a physician’s assistance named Jerry McCall , who needs to order an antidepressant medication called Valium for a patient who is a friend of the doctors, However the major problem Jerry has is that the patient needs to fly in 30 minutes, and Jerry is alone by himself in the office. Jerry McCall needs to decide whether he should order the medication or not. As an office assistant Jerry has certain duties and responsibilities to fulfill within field of his study. In this case as an office assistant Jerry has the authority and obligation to answer all phone calls and respond to them promptly, ethically, and professionally. In this case the office assistant not only has administrative training but a limited amount of clinical training, the amount of clinical training that he does have does not qualify him to refill a medication. Jerry McCall is not qualified to issue a prescription refill of Valium to the patient. Being a medical assistance and LPN does not give him the credentials of ordering a prescription drug. The doctor is the only one who is qualified to prescribe the patient with this refill. With the patient being the doctor’s friend does not change anything. What if the medication was to control the patient’s blood pressure? The answer is NO! As an office assistant Jerry has the authority to call in only prescriptions or refills approved by the doctor. High or low blood pressure can be a life-threatening condition, causing heart attacks, strokes, aneurysms and blood clots. “Two of the most common and most dangerous of these magnification interactions involve blood pressure and dizziness. If you're taking one medication that has a potential side effect of raising blood