whether Jerry the doctor's assistance is using ethical and legal measures in his job. The paper will also review the decisions that Jerry might have made and major issues that may affect that decision. The paper will also give information on the malpractice lawsuit jerry might face and the readers advice to him, and what problem-solving methods might be helpful to assist in making an ethical decision. In the case study we will be reviewing Jerry McCall, Dr. William's office assistant. He has received
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1 25 November 2012 Medical Malpractice For nearly forty years, tort reform constantly becomes an increasingly controversial issue affecting the medical community, the legal community and most of all, the victims of some very unfortunate accidents. Tort reform refers to laws passed on a state-by-state basis which place limits or caps on the type or amount of damages awarded in personal injury lawsuits. Those who advocate medical malpractice tort reform believe limitations
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Medical Malpractice and Quality of Care: With the increase in costs of malpractice insurance for doctors, how is our quality of care affected and what can be done about it? Rising malpractice insurance affects everyone seeking medical care and should be a cause for serious concern. At first, the health care industry saw rising premiums as only a temporary backlash from a couple of lawsuits with multimillion dollar jury awards. Therefore, health care administrators, insurance companies
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discuss the differences between negligence, gross negligence, and malpractice. It will also discuss why hospital staffing shortages play a role in negligence such as in the amputation mishap. In addition, the importance of documentation and its correlation to potential negligence will be discussed. Lastly, ethical principles that would guide my practice in this situation will be discussed. Negligence, gross negligence, and malpractice Negligence “equates with carelessness, a deviation from the standard
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breathing, Cruze herself did not notice these serious internal injuries, and she believed that she was recovering. Cruze was in fact bleeding internally. Over the next three days, she bled to death. Cruze’s attorney sued the hospital for medical malpractice and the landlord for negligence. From The Hospital’s Perspective The potential liability for the hospital is the neglect of the plaintiff’s internal injuries. The hospital is required to act the degree of care, skill and judgment, which reasonable
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Nursing Name: Liz Ortiz Health Rights & Resp Nursing In the field of health care, the word malpractice originally encapsulated the negligent mistakes or wrongs that a physician did. In the past, a distinct division subsisted between a physician and a nurse. The nurse operated within a well-defined framework that mainly entailed implementing orders from the physician. The roles of diagnosing patients, treating their different symptoms, and prescribing medication to them were solely roles
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Case 1-2: This case the standard that would fit is standard 29 which allows human service professional promote cooperation related to disciplines. In the case of Harry Jr as a human service professional would take to Harry Jr and get some information his reason for returning home late in spite of his father not being happy for his actions. It is my responsibility to make sure Harry Jr is treating with dignity. As parent dragging a child is not only humiliating but also doing against what the child
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The assignment start by asking ‘What is meant by the expression “duty of care” in this paper I also have to discuss what are the conditions for the duty of care? As well as what is “negligence”? The most important thing is to articulate ‘What are the implications for your practice as a teacher from these understandings? Lastly I will end the paper by discussing’ in what ways is teaching important? What are your values, beliefs and current philosophy concerning teaching and learning? Care of duty
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responsible for the error? Could this become a malpractice case? With our scenario it is difficult to determine whether this would be considered negligence, gross negligence, or malpractice. We have very little information and facts about the case therefore it is hard to determine which one would apply to this case. In the ever-changing health care world it is critical for nurses to be familiar with terms such as negligence, gross negligence, and malpractice. There have been cases similar over the
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know that are not revealed in the opinion? I would like to know what kind of measures the court took in understanding the implications of a reversal of decision as it applies to malpractice lawsuit fraud. I haven’t found any literature showing that the court had a discussion about a possible spike in future malpractice lawsuits. What are the precise issues being litigated, as stated by the court? The issue being litigated is if the defendant has
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