into at a guy named Jerry McCall. He is a Licensed Practical nurse who has also had training as a Medical assistant. Jerry was filling in for the receptionist when he received a call from a patient, the patient stated that he was a close friend of the doctor and asked Jerry to call in a prescription for Valium; the patient also mentioned his plane will be leaving in 30 minutes and he needed it right away. As you can see this throws up red flags, to start Jerry is not a Medical doctor and does not
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Ethics Case Study XXXXXXXXXX HCS/335 May 2, 2011 Beryl Keegan, RN, BSN, MSN/HCE, CCRN, CLNC Ethics Case Study "Jerry McCall is Dr. William's office assistant. He has received professional training as both a medical assistant and a LPN. He is handling all the phone calls while the receptionist is at lunch. A patient calls and says he must have a prescription refill for Valium, an antidepressant medication, called in right away to his pharmacy, since he is leaving for the airport in thirty
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Ethics Case Study – Jerry McCall University of Phoenix Ethics Case Study In health care today, there is sometimes a lax attitude regarding rules and regulations. Some allied health professionals may be tempted to inappropriately use their position because of a personal feeling of empowerment. There are always ethical and legal issues that influence outcomes and this care is just another example of the difficulties that allied health professionals face every day. Jerry is trained as a Licensed
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Date: 6-4-2010 Ethics Case Paper Jerry McCall’s is working for an office assistant but when the receptionist went to grab lunch Jerry said he would listen for any phone calls while she was gone. Jerry received a phone call from a patient that is seen regularly in the office. The patient needed to leave within 30 minutes and needed some more of his antidepressants refilled because it calms him down so he is relaxed for when he is on the air plane flight. Jerry needs to figure out how to get the
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Study Jennifer Edwards HCS/335 February 20, 2014 Dr. Lena Watson University of Phoenix Ethics Case Study: Background and Medical Training In the case study Jerry is an office assistant for Dr. William’s office. Jerry’s professional skill and training is in medical assistance and licensed practical nurse (LPN). At the time of day, the receptionist in Dr. Williams’s office was at lunch. In Jerry’s satisfaction he was in the position where he
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Individual Ethics Case Study (Jerry McCall) Jerry McCall cannot legally or ethically justify refilling the patient’s last minute valium request and by doing so will set himself and his employer (Dr. Williams) up for possible legal and or civil ramifications. Jerry does have several suitable alternative courses of action he can pursue in an effort to solve the patient’s medical dilemma. These types of medicine refill issues occur routinely and it would be surprising if Dr. Williams
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physician you work for into trouble (NET Industries, 2011). In Jerry’s case I will discuss how I would assess the situation, give jerry advice, and address future methods of how Jerry could handle these types of situations. With the facts on hand that Jerry is a certified license practical nurse (LPN) and a certified medical assistant I can easily assess that Jerry has no qualifications to write the patient who is requesting medication at such a short notice with the medication. He has not
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began in the 1960’s, I have come to the conclusion that the short stories encompassed within the book entitled Shrink Wrapped, should in fact be considered a part of this movement. Psychiatry has always had its fair share of opposition among the medical, religious and social fields, but this group of criticasters grew in the 60’s when the public was brought to awareness of the procedures and the treatment of patients in psychiatric hospitals around the country. While the field of psychology and
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needs immediate assistance. Jerry McCall is the office assistant for Dr. William’s office and is obligated to somehow help this patient in the best way possible. Luckily Mr. McCall has had prior professional training as both a Medical Assistant and an LPN. First and foremost we would need to consider whether or not Mr. McCall’s medical licenses are up-to-date. If they are, then there are a few ways in which he can help this patient. If not, he would need to find some medical professional to assist him
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Objectives 1.1 Differentiate between legal and ethical issues. 1.2 Identify major ethical theories and principles. 1.3 Describe problem-solving methodologies. Readings Read Ch. 1 of Health Care Ethics. Read Ch. 1 & 2 of Medical Law and Ethics. Read this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings. Read the Week One Read Me First. Participation Participate in class discussion. 4/10/2014 1 Discussion Questions Respond to weekly discussion questions. 4/10/2014 1 Nongraded Activities and Preparation
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