An assignment discussing the ethical and legal dilemmas regarding Patient Confidentiality. The assignment will discuss patient confidentiality and the different approaches to decision making with regard to ethical and legal dilemmas. The court case of X v Y [1988] will be discussed, this case involved a health care worker selling information regarding two doctors who contracted AIDS to a national newspaper. The two doctors who were carrying on in general practice obtained an order restraining the newspaper from publishing any confidential information contained in their hospital records. However the newspaper published an article ‘Scandal of Docs with AIDS’ implying that the Department of Health and Social Security were trying to hide the fact that these doctors were continuing practice.
While filing this pro bono case Erin found medical documents along with the real estate documents and decided to do some investigating. After speaking with the Jensens she found some suspicious information liking the family and PG & E. With further investigation Erin found that there was a poisonous element called hexavalent chromium that was found in the drinking water of the area that the Jensens lived. She also found that the side effects from exposure to hexavalent chromium resembled the Jensens same side effects and that PG & E were paying for the families doctor bills. She then proposed that PG & E were paying the doctors to cover for them and to lie to the family about the chromium. After faxing over a document with proof of the chromium found in the water where the family lived, PG & E were very quick to respond with what they thought was a reasonable offer for the Jensens home of 250,000 dollars.
December 2001, Mr. Hernandez, plaintiff, tested positive for Hepatitis C (HVC) AND exposure to Hepatitis A and B. He was referred to Dr. Suleima Hindi, who specializes in diseases of the liver and digestive tract. Dr. Hindi diagnoses Hernandez with HVC and prescribes a combo of PEG-intron/Rebetol manufactured by Schering, which is an oral medication with the best results in treating HVC. This medicine was prescribed because it had been on the market the longest and was prescribed more frequently. Dr. Hindi also advised his patient to attend an education class on the medication sponsored by Schering.
She suffered serious injuries. On arrival at the hospital, she was attended by Dr. David L. Shulman, a family physician practising in Kirkland Lake who served two or three shifts a week in the emergency department of the hospital and who was on duty at the time. Dr. Shulman's initial examination of Mrs. Malette showed, among other things, that she had severe head and face injuries and was bleeding profusely. The doctor concluded that she was suffering from incipient shock by reason of blood loss, and ordered that she be given intravenous glucose followed immediately by Ringer's Lactate. The administration of a volume expander, such as Ringer's Lactate, is standard medical procedure in cases of this nature.
Picoult continues on this theme of “saving” by using Suzanne as Sara’s crutch, as she makes her coffee each morning and informs her of any missed phone calls. While in the hospital, Sara receives a call from Jesse’s principal informing her of Jesse’s suspension. On the car ride home she notices a bruise on his arm from a needle and assumes he has been using drugs. Jesse angrily explains how he has been donating blood that gave Kate platelets behind the family’s back, in order to “save” his sister. After two weeks in the hospital, Kate developed an infection that placed her in a coma on a respirator, which is “saving” her for the time being.
Patient Narrative This assignment aims to discus the story of the patient and her experience of lupus by focusing on social, cultural and psychological factors and their influence on health and illness beliefs. In respect of Nursing and Midwifery council (NMC 2008), I gained consent prior to interview; also the name has been changed to ensure confidentiality. Claire is a 35 year old, African female, in a relationship suffering from Lupus for the last 6years. Because of lupus, Claire suffered nerve damage, weakness in the legs and she is registered partially sighted. The view of illness held by health professionals such as doctors, consultants and surgeons is termed as the biomedical model.
In February 2006, Emily Jerry, a two-year old child was at a Cleveland hospital to complete her last series of chemotherapy treatment. Her doctor ordered intravenous chemotherapy solution that was filled incorrectly by a pharmacy technician. The prescription called for 1% saline; however, a lethal amount of 23% saline was given instead, causing her to slip into a coma resulting in death. Eric Cropp, who was the supervising pharmacist signed off on the technician’s work despite her informing him that the mixture did not look right; nonetheless, he approved it. The pharmacy was so busy that day and short staffed, which led to a preventable fatal error that changed Eric’s whole life in a matter of seconds.
A Patient’s Bill of Rights was adopted in 1973 by the American Hospital Association in order to be able to provide effective health care services that are fair to both patient and medical personnel. June was hospitalized for severe anorexia and she initially agreed to have a feeding tube placed to save her life. I am sure her physicians informed her of the pros and cons of the placement of the feeding tube. According to the summary of the Florida Patient’s Bill of Rights and Responsibilities within our textbook “a patient has the right to refuse treatment” (Showalter, p. 272). When she was in her right state of mind she consented to treatment.
The focus of this assignment will be placed on the authors’ assessment by eliciting information of the patient’s presenting condition. In accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Professional Conduct, (NMC, 2008) confidentiality will be maintained. To do this a pseudonym will be used and the patient would be known as Mr Alba. Mr Alba was a 27 year old man who presented to the medical centre complaining of abdominal pain in the right iliac fossa (RIF), with nausea and vomiting for the past 24 hours. On arrival to the medical centre the author introduced himself while observing Mr Alba posture for clues about aetiology.
Mack Ervin, Jr. Prof. Marcia McCormick Biopsychology Tues 7-10pm 11/30/11 Patient Assessment A 39 year old female patient presented in the doctor’s office with the following symptoms: Headaches, insomnia, rapid thoughts, dizziness, and a lack of motivation. The patient initially said her symptoms began approximately 2 months ago and have been fairly persistent. While she is in some discomfort, she does not appear to be in immediate danger: All of the patients’ vital signs were within normal range. In an attempt to make a preliminary diagnosis I began to ask questions about her condition. I wanted to address each of her symptoms and try to find causation.