On Saturday, April 16, 2016 at approximately 10:00 a.m. Resident Assistant (RA) Jessica Estrada, Resident Assistant (RA) Christina Mbadie and Resident Assistant (RA) Freddy Cardenas began their monthly room inspection in room 216. RA Jessica began to knock on room 216B, when she realized that the door was already opened. RA Jessica noticed duct tape on the door strike plate. She captured a picture of the door strike plate before removing the tape.…
Jerry Dr. Williams 's office assistant is responsible for answering the phone while the receptionist is away from the desk for lunch. Jerry is the only employee in the office when he receives a call from a patient requesting a prescription for Valium be called into his pharmacy immediately, given that he will be heading to the airport in the next 30 minutes. The patient explains that Dr. Williams is a personal friend and provides Valium prior to his flight. The health care ethical standards will be discussed in this case study and determination for the best solution to the situation will be given.…
1. Yes, I am a Surgical Inpatient Unit Assistant. My second job would be a clerical at the information desk downstairs.…
The main issue of this situation is that the patient has AIDS and the dental assistant has not been properly trained for these types of situations. In all health care practices, universal precautions is used for every patient regardless. The dental assistant was ethically wrong as by her reaction to the situation and poor professionalism was also demonstrated. The dental assistant was unaware of his conduct or the consequences of his reaction. If the dental assistant did in fact refuse to assist in this procedure, he can jeopardize his own job and also the office he is employed at could face legal issues. The dental assistant cannot refuse to partake in this procedure…
1. What observations did the paramedics make? The paramedics observed there were empty wine bottles surrounding the hot tub. Kavita one paramedic experienced the physical hotness of the water temperature of the hot tub by stating “This water seems really hot.” The paramedics also observed that both bodies of the Underhills were on the bottom of the hot tub upon arrival to the scene. The paramedics also observed the Underhills dead on arrival.…
| |As a health care assistant you have a duty of care to that person and you |…
Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) are often primary care providers and are at the forefront of providing preventative care to the public. APN practice is typically defined by the Nurse Practice Act and governed by the states Board of Nursing, but other laws and regulations may impact practice, and other boards may play a role. The purpose of this paper is to develop a greater understanding of the scope of practice for nurse practitioners within the state of Oklahoma. Oklahoma’s mission for nurse practitioners is to promote, advance, and support high standards of health care delivery. The Association of Oklahoma Nurse Practitioners (AONP) and the Oklahoma Board of Nursing will help recognize professional guidelines for which Advanced Practice…
There is a difference between being nice and involved in a patient’s life and healthcare and being with that patient and making irrational choices for the patient because of that relationship clouding up judgement. A lot of doctors say that a relationship with a patient is unethical and unprofessional. According to a survey done by Medscape in 2012 asking 24,000 doctors, “is it ever acceptable to become involved in a romantic or sexual relationship with a patient?” 1% say that “yes” “even if it’s with a current patient”, 22% say “yes, 6 months after they stopped being a patient” and 68% say “no”. There is the last 9% that say that it depends on the situation (Physicians Top Ethical Dilemmas), which is the grey area that everyone questions.…
I have never been able to answer that one question everyone gets asked while in school, “What do you want to do when you grow up?” The answer came to me in an unexpected encounter with a Dental Service business owner named Paul, who is interested in selling his company. Knowing nothing about Dentistry, I decided to enroll in Dental Assisting. I chose a college because of the encounter with business owner with a business proposition, the knowledge to understand this field for owning a Dental Service business, and the credentials this degree will bring me in the future.…
THREE of the "human skills" that a good Administrative Medical Assistant (MAA) needs to possess. Give a realistic medical office example of how the MAA could use ONE of these three skills. Personality - be a people person with a sense of humor typing - fast enough on the fingers and good spelling skills be good in the field of study or work. self explanatory. filing, phone and general office skills and knowledge of the job.…
There are numerous ethical issues that a medical assistant may encounter in a daily office or hospital setting. It is unethical to have a conversation with a fellow coworker regarding a patient. The patient may overhear or worse may be relate to someone in the office. It is no one’s business as to why the patient had an appointment. Another unethical behavior that is unacceptable is foul language in front of the patient. They do not need to hear that kind a language under any circumstances. When a patient comes in to see you and smells of urine or alcohol, be courteous to the patient and do not judge the patient. This patient may not have the means to shower daily or they may be sick or unaware of the odor. A good thing to remember when dealing with and ethical issue is always does the right thing at the right time and it will never become an issue. Medical assistant need to put themselves into their patient’s shoes, they need to ask themselves how I would want to be treated. Or how would I like to be recognizing in the eyes of the health care worker? How I want my family treated?…
There are numerous ethical issues that a medical assistant may encounter in a daily office or hospital setting. It is unethical to have a conversation with a fellow coworker regarding a patient. The patient may overhear or worse they may be related to someone in the office. It is no one’s business as to why the patient had an appointment. Another unethical behavior that is unacceptable is foul language in front of the patients. They do not need to hear that kind of language under any circumstances. When a patient comes in to see you and smells of urine or alcohol, be courteous to the patient and do not judge the patient. This patient may not have the means to shower daily or they may be sick and are unaware of the odor. A good thing to remember when dealing with an ethical issue is always do the right thing at the right time and it will never become an issue. Medical Assistants need to put themselves into the shoes of the patient. They need to ask themselves, how would I want to be treated? How would I like to be recognized in the eyes of the health care worker? How would I want my family treated? In doing this little experiment on a daily basis they will come to realize that we all are human and need to be treated equally, no matter what the situation may be.…
Assistant practitioners have a duty of care to patients, colleagues, family, to the public, employer and themselves. As according to the Code of Conduct for assistant associate…
In the medical field, breaking or going against your Scope of Practice can lead to many bad legal actions. If the medical assistant goes out of the Scope of Practice, there can be many legal matters held against them as in individual, or cause harm to the office or physician they are employed under. A medical assistant is not allowed to perform the following; treatment or diagnosis of a patient, asses plan or evaluate a patient or that patient's care, interpret test results, medical assistants cannot administer IV medications or any anesthetics, cannot prescribe or refill medications, perform physical therapy(only in an assisting role), and last we cannot perform any procedure, technique, or treatment that would constitute the practice of…
Working as a medical assistant also requires a good amount of responsibility and maturity. A great attitude, being positive, smiling, and thankful attitude should follow the patient all the way to the checkout desk where they make payment and schedule their appointments. Although you might have to deal with multiple patients in your daily work, you should remember to focus your attention on the patient you are helping now. You should listen attentively to them in regard to their problems or concerns associated with their health. When answering a phone, you should start with a professional and polite greeting. Listen carefully to what patients require and then help solve their problems to your best capability. Also important to offer good customer service to doctors, nurses and to other medical staff with whom you work with allows the work day to run…
