Ethics Case Study Catherine Bumgarner HCS/335 July 24‚ 2011 James Dockins Abstract Jerry McCall is a Licensed Practical Nurse in Dr William’s office. In addition to being an LPN‚ he is also trained as a medical assistant. Jerry is handling the phone calls for the receptionist while she is at lunch. One of Dr. William’s patients calls and asks for a refill on his prescription of valium. No one is in the office but Jerry. This paper will determine if Jerry’s medical training qualifies him
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Perspective ALGIN V. GULTIA COMA 107 CASE STUDY I. INTRODUCTION He was born on May 5‚ 1969 to Nicanor Tampipi Rellon‚ a teacher and retired Tagum Municipal Agriculturist and Lucia Antalan Lopez Rellon‚ retired public teacher. He finished Bachelor of Science in Education - Magna Cum Laude and MA in Education (Academic) at University of Mindanao‚ Master in Public Administration major in Government Administration at Ateneo de Davao and PhD in Development Studies (Academic). He is married to Sheeder
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Case Study of Ethics This case study of Ethics scenario comprised a medical occupational‚ Jerry McCall‚ who has been taught and trained as a licensed practical nurse (LPN) and a medical assistant who is in the office along because the switchboard operator is at lunch. Therefore‚ he is taking the calls and later discovered he is in a situation. A few minutes pass and Jerry received a call from one of his patient requesting for a refilled of medications such as‚ antidepressant‚ and Valium to be call
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Ethics Case Study February 28‚ 2011 NAME HERE Jerry’s medical training does not qualify him to issue the refill order. The patient’s physician is the one who needs to determine whether or not the patient should have a prescription of Valium issued for his flight or not. Jerry’s medical training does not qualify him to issue any prescription to any patient regardless of what it is and who it is for. If a patient’s prescription request was for control of high blood pressure that the patient
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Ethics Exam 1 Study Guide The test will consist of: Multiple Choices‚ Matching‚ A little extra‚ read chapters What are two principle catalysts for the information age? Low cost computers and high speed communication networks. Tablets and Abacuses are early manuals of what? Calculating. Which of the following phrases does not describe the Gilded Age in America? Phrases that do describe are rapid industrialization‚ economic expansion‚ and concentration of corporate power. What is a Data
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Ethics Case Study Ronda Butman University of Phoenix Health Care Ethics and Social Responsibility HCS 335 Nicovich November 26‚ 2010 Ethics Case Study In today’s health care culture some individuals are presented to undertake unlawful medical actions based on personal guidance; however‚ ethical and legal issues effect one’s actions if he or she is not qualified to make such decisions. The case of Jerry McCall is an example of such a scenario in today’s health care environment.
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Running head: ETHICS CASE STUDY Ethic Case Study University of Phoenix HCS 335 January 11‚ 2011 “Jerry McCall is Dr. Williams’s office assistant. He has received professional training as both a medical assistant and a LPN. He is handling all the phone calls while the receptionist is at lunch. A patient calls and says he must have a prescription refill for Valium‚ an antidepressant medication‚ called in right away to his pharmacy‚ since he is leaving for the airport in thirty
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3/4/12 Tuskegee Airmen I chose to write my paper on a man named Colonel Charles Edward McGee. He was born in Cleveland‚ Ohio‚ on December 7‚ 1919. His mother died when he was only one and he seems to have moved around place to place as a child. He first got interested in planes when he was in college after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He knew that war was inevitable and he wrote down he wanted to be a pilot on his draft card. He was eventually sent over to Indiana for examination‚ which he
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Ethics Case Study Jerry McCall is an office assistant for Dr. William’s. Jerry has received training as both a medical assistant and Licensed practical nurses (LPN). During the time the receptionist is out to lunch Jerry is covering for her. Jerry is faced with a common problem in the health care field today. Jerry has been asked to call in a refill for Valium to a pharmacy for a patient. This paper will address why Jerry is not qualified to refill any prescription medication. If Jerry is protected
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Ethics: Health Care and Social Responsibility HCS/335 Ethics Case Study Instructor: David Moody Sara Godbey June 24‚ 2013 Medical laws have been put into place to protect not only the patient‚ but also the physicians‚ nurses‚ and medical office staff. The laws were put into place to ensure that these professionals follow the correct procedures and steps that only qualified persons follow. The definition of practicing medicine has also been clearly explained. Those professionals who do not
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