experienced no limitation in mobility; the patient who was given the incorrect medication died not from staff negligence, but from an unidentified allergic reaction to a food substance and had no history of allergies. Question 1 Identify and explain at least three legal considerations. I was the CEO of a non-profit hospital when we were hit with a snow storm in January a little over a year ago. I was not present due to the fact I was on vacation and to my understanding we activated our emergency disaster
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in mobility; the patient who was given the incorrect medication died not from staff negligence, but from an unidentified allergic reaction to a food substance and had no history of allergies. 1. Identify and explain at least three legal considerations. Corporate liability is one legal consideration that the hospital is negligent itself. Corporate negligence is the failure of the task providing the accommodations and facilities necessary to carry out the charitable purpose of the corporation. However
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Nancy feeling empathy for a rapid decline in one of the patient’s health (a 30 year old single mother), want to give an extra dose of narcotic drugs that could potentially end the patient’s life, and what Nurse Nancy perceives as her suffering. Q1. Explain how the Patient Bill of Rights applies to this case. The Patient’s Bill of Rights is the colloquial term for the Consumer Bill of Rights and Responsibilities which was taken up in 1998 by the U.S. Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and
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The Impaired Employee and Liability Loretta Davis Strayer University Health Care Policy, Law and Ethics Dr. Wendy Whitner February 13, 2011 Ethical Consideration 1. Identify and explain at least three Ethical considerations. “Ethics are the principles of conduct governing and individual or a group; specifically, the standards you use to decide what your conduct should be”(Dressler, 2008, p. 553). The leaders and management team of an organization are selected
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The Snow Storm Lawsuit Strayer University Identify and explain at least three legal considerations. The first legal consideration in this case is related to corporate liability. The hospital itself is negligent under this doctrine. Corporate negligence is the failure to provide the equipment, facilities, and staff to carry out the duties of the corporation in accordance with the established standard of conduct (Showalter, 2007). Corporate negligence is evident in this case in regard to the
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the patient who was given the incorrect medication died not from staff negligence, but from an unidentified allergic reaction to a food substance and had no history of allergies. 1.Identify and explain at least three legal considerations. Based on the case presented, there are several legal considerations to consider including Negligence, Intentional Tort and Vicarious liability. According to Showalter (2009), negligence “Occur when the wrongdoer fails to live up to accepted standards
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saddened about the rapid decline in Mrs. Jones’ health, a 30 year old single mother. She decided that the next time Mrs. Jones comes in for her treatment she is going to give her an extra dose of a narcotic that could potentially end her life. Explain how the Patient Bill of Rights applies to this situation. With regards to this situation, the Patient’s Bill of Rights were formed to provide a base for understanding and respecting the rights and responsibilities of patients, their families, doctors
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Assisted Suicide Yusuf J. Shalah HSA 515 Dr. James Coon 1. Explain how the Patient Bill of Rights applies to the situation. With regards to this situation, the Patient’s Bill of Rights was established to contribute to more effective patient care, and to ensure that care is considerate and respectful, and more importantly, to ensure a health care ethic that extends that respect to a patient’s role in decision-making about treatment choices and other aspects of their care. “These
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Assisted Suicide 1. Explain how the Patient Bill of Rights applies to this case. Nurse Nancy is violating the Patient Bill of Rights because Mrs. Jones did not make her own decision to end her life as a form of treatment. Mrs. Jones has the right to be involved in every aspect of treatment and can refuse treatment at any time. The patient is expecting reasonable continuity of care even though she might die. The patient’s doctor is supposed to inform Mrs. Jones if her condition is worsening
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