Ethics Case Study Ethics Case Study Jerry McCall has received training as a medical assistant and as an LPN but given the fact that he was hired on at the facility to be Dr. Williams’s personal office assistant, he does not have the right to issue the patients’ refill order for Value and an antidepressant medication. He has been hired as Dr. Williams’s assistant in the office. This patient that has called in could be on restriction from receiving these medications he has requested and found
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relationship between an organization’s culture and ethical decision-making. 2.3 Recognize the role and importance of ethical values within an organization. | | | Readings | Read Ch. 3 & 5 of Health Care Ethics. Read Ch. 8 of Medical Law and Ethics. Read this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings.Read the Week Two Read Me First. | | | Participation | Participate in class discussion. | 4 of 7 days/wk | 1 | Discussion Questions | Respond to weekly discussion questions
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that one needs to abide. In the case study, Jerry McCall is a medical assistant and a License Practitioner Nurse. He has a LPN license that allows him to perform his job as a nurse. LPN is different from a Registered Nurse. Although, these two professions are in nursing field, there are certain tasks that only a registered nurse can do. LPN’s cannot work without the supervision of an RN or a doctor ("Difference Between LPN and RN", 2012, p. 1). Jerry cannot at any time prescribe a medication or
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Judged, Juried, and Executed Business Ethics Dawn M. Sobraski Florida Institute of Technology Table of Contents Abstract ……………………………………………………… 3 A Brief History ……………………………………………………… 4 Sandusky ……………………………………………………… 6 The First Signs ……………………………………………………… 8 Hasty Decisions ……………………………………………………… 9 Instances
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A Matter of Ethics John Hilger Ashford University Personal and Organizational Ethics PHI 445 Stephen Carter February 07, 2014 A Matter of Ethics Business ethics is something that all companies and organizations need to be mindful of. It isn’t something that just the large and powerful for-profit organizations need to worry about, but it is something that not for-profit organizations have to be cautious as well. I plan to show how two large well known institutions failed to live up to these
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meetings to conduct business * Campus Safety Officer—August 2014-May, 2015 Williams Baptist College * Enforced campus policies and regulations * Nightly security sweeps of campus buildings * Patrolled sporting events * Assistant Resident Director—January, 2014-May, 2014 Williams Baptist College * Maintained order within the men’s residence halls * Enforced the policies and procedures laid forth in the student handbook * Assumed supervisory responsibilities
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Character Sketch MY FRIEND LIZ My friend Liz is the most amazing friend anybody could ask for. We’ve been through so much together, we’re basically like sisters. We met on the first day of school in sixth grade, both of us terrified by the massive size of the middle school. She had the locker right above mine. I told her I didn’t know anybody in our class and she said “You do now.” We’ve been friends ever since. Most boys think Liz is cute. She has long red hair, cascading over her shoulders. She
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Health Care Policy The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) signed by President Obama in 2010 will bring about changes to the health care system that affect every American. The PPACA ensures access to affordable health care with a focus on cost containment and enforcing quality of care for those who seek services. According to a Congressional Budget Office budget report the PPACA will cost tax payers an estimated $900 billion and provide coverage for more than 94% of the population
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and not working. Management prior to Tad, had overlooked this, but they are clear violations to company policy and other employees seeing this happen, become disgruntled that he gets away with it. Howard has disregarded company policies, and his assistant is now showing some of the same negative work ethics. When one is skipping out of valuable work time, it affects their performance as well. Recommendation #1: Tad will need to review the written company policies and procedures on the questionable
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IT’S MY BIKE Debbie Martin was overjoyed when she was selected the new Supplier Quantity Manager for the commercial product division of Cold Air Corporation. In this role, she was responsible for monitoring the quality of component parts for twelve production lines scattered throughout the large manufacturing plant. When she started the new position, Debbie knew she would be faced with many opportunities and conflicts. Her immediate supervisor, the manager of shipping and receiving, was
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