Ethics Case Study Hcs/335
Ethics Case Study
Your name
HCS/335
October 17, 2011
All medical facilities are responsible for given the best treatment as possible to their patients. This may include having the ability to react the correct way in a determinate situation, always thinking in the patient and the organization’s benefit. In medical field there many precautions that must be taken in order to prevent a real problem, such as malpractice and law suit cases. For this reason is good to apply “think before act” because it all starts having a good base of ethical decision.
A good example of a similar situation is when a doctor’s assistant named Jerry was asked by a regular patient to call in a prescription refill for Valium, an antidepressant medication. Patient explained that he needs it right away because he is leaving to the airport in thirty minutes. He claims to be a close friend of Dr. Williams and that he always gives him a small supply of Valium when he …show more content…
I will call Dr. Williams right away to inform him about your situation. I will call you back as soon I get a response from him. I think the easiest way to pick the right decision is by thinking in the consequences. For example, If Jerry decides to call in the prescription for the patient and something happen to him; Jerry will get in serious trouble, he will have to live responsible for a tragedy that he could prevent for the rest of his life, getting fire and thinking how unfair the whole situation was for Dr. Williams only because he decided to make the call. While if he uses my advice the worst thing can happen is that Dr. Williams do not call back to the office before the patient live the state, making the patient
Your name
HCS/335
October 17, 2011
All medical facilities are responsible for given the best treatment as possible to their patients. This may include having the ability to react the correct way in a determinate situation, always thinking in the patient and the organization’s benefit. In medical field there many precautions that must be taken in order to prevent a real problem, such as malpractice and law suit cases. For this reason is good to apply “think before act” because it all starts having a good base of ethical decision.
A good example of a similar situation is when a doctor’s assistant named Jerry was asked by a regular patient to call in a prescription refill for Valium, an antidepressant medication. Patient explained that he needs it right away because he is leaving to the airport in thirty minutes. He claims to be a close friend of Dr. Williams and that he always gives him a small supply of Valium when he …show more content…
I will call Dr. Williams right away to inform him about your situation. I will call you back as soon I get a response from him. I think the easiest way to pick the right decision is by thinking in the consequences. For example, If Jerry decides to call in the prescription for the patient and something happen to him; Jerry will get in serious trouble, he will have to live responsible for a tragedy that he could prevent for the rest of his life, getting fire and thinking how unfair the whole situation was for Dr. Williams only because he decided to make the call. While if he uses my advice the worst thing can happen is that Dr. Williams do not call back to the office before the patient live the state, making the patient