Invasion Of Privacy Case Study
Final Paper professional ethics
Is Covert Video Surveillance an Invasion of Privacy?
Munchausen syndrome by proxy, MSBP, is a covert form of child abuse in which a parent or guardian, usually the mother, systematically fabricates or induces illness in her child. It proves a difficult syndrome to diagnose because the caretakers of these children are masters of deception. They thrive on deceiving medical and mental health professionals and revel in the attention received (Quisenberry).
In the case of Kathy Bush, a woman who got national publicity for her sick daughter, Jennifer, and then was accused of making her ill. The authorities say the mother duped doctors into ordering 200 hospitalizations and 40 surgical operations and even injected …show more content…
It is justified if it is done in the best interest of the child to protect them from serious harm and death. It is the duty of health professionals to use all available approved methods to diagnose and to treat the child effectively. CVS should be regarded as a justifiable assessment tool to establish a firm diagnosis or to help to exclude deliberate harm to the child.
Works Cited:
Associated Press. Mother Who Publicized Sick Daughter Made Her Ill, 1996, Web, 1 May 2013, http://www.nytimes.com/1996/04/17/us/mother-who-publicized-sick-daughter-made-her-ill-police-report.html
Craft, Alan. Covert Video Surveillance: An Important Investigative Tool or a Breach of Trust? Disease in Childhood, Volume 81, 1999, Web, 1 May 2013, http://adc.bmj.com/content/81/4/291.full
Morrision, Constance. Cameras in Hospital Rooms: The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution and Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, Critical Care Nurse Quarterly, Volume 22 Number 11, 1999, Web, 1 May 2013, http://www.nursingcenter.com/lnc/journalarticle?Article_ID=437807
Quisenberry, Susan. Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, 2008, Web, 1 May
Is Covert Video Surveillance an Invasion of Privacy?
Munchausen syndrome by proxy, MSBP, is a covert form of child abuse in which a parent or guardian, usually the mother, systematically fabricates or induces illness in her child. It proves a difficult syndrome to diagnose because the caretakers of these children are masters of deception. They thrive on deceiving medical and mental health professionals and revel in the attention received (Quisenberry).
In the case of Kathy Bush, a woman who got national publicity for her sick daughter, Jennifer, and then was accused of making her ill. The authorities say the mother duped doctors into ordering 200 hospitalizations and 40 surgical operations and even injected …show more content…
It is justified if it is done in the best interest of the child to protect them from serious harm and death. It is the duty of health professionals to use all available approved methods to diagnose and to treat the child effectively. CVS should be regarded as a justifiable assessment tool to establish a firm diagnosis or to help to exclude deliberate harm to the child.
Works Cited:
Associated Press. Mother Who Publicized Sick Daughter Made Her Ill, 1996, Web, 1 May 2013, http://www.nytimes.com/1996/04/17/us/mother-who-publicized-sick-daughter-made-her-ill-police-report.html
Craft, Alan. Covert Video Surveillance: An Important Investigative Tool or a Breach of Trust? Disease in Childhood, Volume 81, 1999, Web, 1 May 2013, http://adc.bmj.com/content/81/4/291.full
Morrision, Constance. Cameras in Hospital Rooms: The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution and Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, Critical Care Nurse Quarterly, Volume 22 Number 11, 1999, Web, 1 May 2013, http://www.nursingcenter.com/lnc/journalarticle?Article_ID=437807
Quisenberry, Susan. Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, 2008, Web, 1 May