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HCA415 Healthcare Ethics

Module 1 Discussion

DQ1 The principle, humans cannot remove their basic emotions to make a determination of right and wrong. Do agree or disagree with this, explain why? If we adhere to the principle, how is right and wrong determined? As a healthcare professional how do you separate your feelings and personal values when providing care? Example.

DQ2 There is an unwritten rule in healthcare, that healthcare providers should not provide medical care to family members. Why do you think that rule exists? What about close friends? Should the same rule and reasoning apply? What ethical concerns can arise when caring for family and close friends?

                               

HCA415 Healthcare Ethics

Module 2 Discussion

 DQ1 Universities have a strict policy on plagiarism for students and professors to follow. Do you fell plagiarism is a moral issues, and do you feel all plagiarism is intentional?  How would you respond to a peer that states, “With all written work being in an online format, it is impossible to discuss some topics without having a high plagiarism score.” Explain your reasoning.

DQ2 You are an employee in a medical office with access to medical records. Your friend and his partner both receive medical care at your office.  Should you protect your friend by telling him that you know that his partner has tested positive for AIDS? Explain the ethical dilemma and support your response.

               

HCA415 Healthcare Ethics

Module 3 Discussion

 DQ1 Jim received a liver transplant in 1999.  In 1991, Jim started an alcohol treatment program and was a recovering alcoholic. In 2003, Jim’s wife and youngest son was killed in a motor vehicle accident in which Jim was driving. The accident and guilt cause Jim to start drinking again. Due to Jim’s drinking the transplant liver is now failing. Jim has two grown children who were able to get him back into an alcohol treatment program. Jim has been sober for nine months, but his physician told him that the damage to his liver is too extensive.  Should Jim be placed on the transplant list again for a new liver? If you were on the ethic committee, what questions would you have or want answered in this case? If one of his children is a match and is willing to donate a lobe of their liver, would this present an ethical issue? Explain and support your answers.

DQ2 If you were forming an Ethics Committee at your facility, who would you want on the committee and why? What should committee members take into consideration when addressing ethical cases? Should the committee look at what is best of the organization or the individual? Explain.

                                               

HCA415 Healthcare Ethics

Module 4 Discussion

 DQ1 There are no examples of medical-specific laws in ancient history. In fact, the earliest laws relating to healthcare were not written until the early nineteenth century. Why do you think that is? Do you feel our current legal system is more involved in the policies surrounding healthcare or the ethical issues? Explain.

DQ2 One of the ways that torts are categorized is by a person’s actions—whether the actions are intentional or unintentional. Which category do you think should lead to more severe legal punishment—those torts categorized under intentional actions or unintentional actions? Explain and support your answer.

                               

HCA415 Healthcare Ethics

Module 5 Discussion

 DQ1 The facility you work for wants to pilot a program to allow parents to choose the sex of their child, and has scheduled an open forum meeting for hospital staff and physicians. The physicians are in favor of this action and the staff is opposed.  You were selected to speak for the staff and the topic is Genetic Modification of Human Beings: Is it Acceptable? How would you prepare for the forum and what information would you want to have? How would you utilize your critical thinking skills when asked questions?

DQ2 A doctor has decided to buy lunch for his office staff. The receptionist has been asked by the doctor to run across the street and pick up their lunch, because the restaurant does not provide delivery. On her way to pick up the lunch, in the office parking lot, the receptionist trips on a pot hole and twists her ankle. The doctor told the receptionist to not clock out since she is conducting business for the office. Once the doctor hears of the receptionist’s injuries, the doctor encourages her to use her private insurance to cover medical cost. Should the receptionist file a Workers’ Compensation claim or use her private insurance? Explain and justify your answer.

                               

HCA415 Healthcare Ethics

Module 6 Discussion

DQ1 Do you feel the professional code of ethics is just a guideline and has many grey areas, or do you feel it is black and white? Locate your professional code of ethics or one from a related field and support your response with examples.

DQ2 Can a person perform the tasks that are governed by a license without obtaining one? A person can get behind the wheel of a vehicle and drive on the public roads without obtaining a driver’s license. Does the same hold true for a healthcare license? Can a person practice medicine or perform medical tasks and procedures without actually holding a license? What mechanism do you think might be in place to stop or identify this type of practice? How is the public protected from unlawful practice by an unlicensed person? Explain and support your answers.

 

HCA415 Healthcare Ethics

Module 7 Discussion

 DQ1 You are working in a physician’s office and completing a history and physical on a sixteen year old girl. The mother steps out of the exam room to use the bathroom. The patient ask you if you can do a pregnancy test because she was raped. Legally and ethically what should your next step be? Should you include the patient’s mother? Explain and support your answer.

DQ2 At what age do you feel a minor should have a voice in their medical care? What if the minor’s consent to treatment is different from the parent’s? As a healthcare provider what should or can you do in this situation to protect the best interest of your patient? Explain and support your answer.

                                               

HCA415 Healthcare Ethics

Module 8 Discussion

DQ1 In healthcare we are quick to label patients as noncompliant. Discuss the difference between noncompliance and free will. Is there a difference? What are some reasons a patient might be noncompliant, is free will one of them?

DQ2 Are you ever allowed to lie to a patient; even a little white lie? Is it ok to withhold information about a necessary medical treatment so the patient will agree to the treatment even if we know it goes against their religious or moral convictions? What about disregarding a patient’s beliefs altogether and providing care that goes against their wishes, but is medically appropriate? Could the healthcare provider be sued for malpractice if treatment for the patient’s medical condition is not completed? Explain and support your answers.

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