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Not too long ago, a single woman with several children, underwent in vitro fertilization and gave birth to octuplets, eight live babies. The woman stated she did this intentionally; she indicated that she did this because it was not right to throw away the frozen fertilized eggs, that they should be given a chance at life. Below is a link to article about this situation. Feel free to search for and read some of the news coverage of this situation.

 

Discuss whether physicians should be legally restricted from implanting more than a certain number (such as three) of fertilized eggs as part of this procedure. What are your thoughts as to what should be done with fertilized eggs that are not implanted into a woman’s womb?

Ethical and Legal Issues in Health Care

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Not too long ago, a single woman with several children, underwent in vitro fertilization and gave birth to octuplets, eight live babies. The woman stated she did this intentionally; she indicated that she did this because it was not right to throw away the frozen fertilized eggs, that they should be given a chance at life. Below is a link to article about this situation. Feel free to search for and read some of the news coverage of this situation.

 

Discuss whether physicians should be legally restricted from implanting more than a certain number (such as three) of fertilized eggs as part of this procedure. What are your thoughts as to what should be done with fertilized eggs that are not implanted into a woman’s womb?

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1. Describe how the roles of a nurse anesthetist, clinical nurse specialist, nurse practitioner, and nurse midwife differ.

2. Describe the various medication errors that can occur in the administration of medications.

3. If a nurse disagrees with a physician’s written orders, discuss what action the nurse should take to protect the patient’s safety. What case law supports your recommendations?

Ethical and Legal Issues in Health Care

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In this forum, discuss your opinion on (and whether or not you agree) the statement below:

The medical record is sole property of the hospital and should never be released.

Videos:

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/doctors-think-electronic-health-records-hurting-relationships-patients
https://smallbusiness.chron.com/advantages-disadvantages-using-computerized-patient-billing-system-70240.html

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Assume Nancy was hired 15 years ago as a Special Procedures RN in Radiology by a non-union hospital. Over time the environment and regulations changed, and patients treated in Radiology became more complex. Now new and existing staff must be certified as Intensive Care Nurses. All the Radiology Special Procedures RN’s take the required courses and everyone except Nancy passes. Nancy failed the course the first time, she took it a second time and now it appears that she purposely failed the second course.

Over the years Nancy has had a “special” relationship with the Physician leader of this Section of Radiology, and the Hospital leaders suspect that she feels “protected and insulated” from any changes due to this relationship. Her employer transfers Nancy to a position in another department, that does not require ICU certification. Nancy keeps her current pay and benefits but does lose departmental seniority, which effects her seniority for election of vacation and holidays.

Nancy resists the transfer, acts poorly toward her co-workers in her new department and sues the hospital for breach of contract.

Do you think Nancy has a case? Was there a contract in place that governed the relationship? What should the hospital do now?

In this week’s forum, discuss/describe the concept of morality and its differences to the concept of ethics.

 

 

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You are a patient in an acute-care hospital and have been given an incorrect medication. You experienced no adverse effects, and an incident report documented the error (as well as the required documentation in your medical record).

Your physician prescribed the medication for the patient in the adjacent bed in your room. The nurse incorrectly administered it to you.

In accordance with U.S. tort law, will you be able to successfully sue for negligence? Why or why not? Be sure to cite case law that supports your position.

 

Required Textbook: Pozgar, G. (2021) “Legal and Ethical Essentials of Health Care Administration”, 3rdEdition, Burlington, MA: Jones & BartlettISBN: 978-1-284221794 or EBook: 978-1284055726

At least 250 words. APA Format

 

Videos:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/nurses-protest-sentencing-tennessee-patient-050505739.html?guccounter=1

https://www.yahoo.com/news/la-hospital-sued-racism-black-002647511.html

https://www.yahoo.com/news/nurses-protest-sentencing-tennessee-patient-050505739.html

 

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1. Describe the major functions of each branch of government.

2. Archaeologists have discovered hospitals dating back to 460 BC, and we have seen continued evolution of hospitals, and medicine, to this day.
Which country or countries contributed the most to the development of today’s hospitals and medicine, as we see them in the United States today? Please describe those countries’ most important contributions to the development of the current US Healthcare System.