allergies. On this paper I will be responding to the following questions: * Identify and explain at least three legal considerations. * Identify and explain at least three ethical considerations. * Identify and explain at least three professional considerations. * Identify and explain at least three business and reputational considerations. * Identify and explain at least three legal considerations It is a requirement for the hospital to make provisions of the following : Providing
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Lawsuit Debtay Becky Gilliland Health Care Policy. Law and Ethics-HSA515 July 25, 2010 1. Identify and explain at least three legal considerations. In this scenario there were several legal considerations regarding the snow storm and the capacity of the hospital to accommodate those needs. According to the text there would be several factors to consider in regards to the legal concerns of the situation. 1. Whether the patient condition is an emergency and whether the hospital has
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progressive condition or disorder is characterized by the loss of physical and mental abilities (Cavanagh, 1983). This paper will cover the ethical, legal, and business considerations of this scenario in addition to the decision with rationale regarding the mid-level management position. Question 1: Identify and explain at least three ethical considerations. Health Services professionals function in many ways and carry out a variety of roles that include professional-client relationships. In these
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The Impaired Employee and Liability Shontae Brown May 13, 2012 Dr. David Tataw HSA 515 Identify and explain at least three ethical considerations. 1. If the company decides to hire the candidate solely based on the fact that they have a condition that could result into a disability; that would be considered unethical. The company could be trying to make their company image better by employing more persons with disabilities. 2. If the candidate worked for one of our competitors in
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2 By Alfred Onyekaba HSA 515 Health Care Policy Law & Ethics Denise Pica-Branco, Ph.D. Strayer University Identify and explain at least three legal considerations When considering the legalities of this scenario, negligence, vicarious liability, and physician- patient relationship are a few components that affect the outcome of a lawsuit. The amount of legal torts that were violated in this case was enough to cause disputes between patients and healthcare staff. Negligence is a familiar
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Health Care Policy, Law and Ethics HSA515 The Snow Storm Lawsuit By Etta Manneh Dr Branco Strayer University May 5, 2011 Identify and explain at least three legal considerations. The first incident relating to this case as a legal consideration was negligence on the nurse which is explained in four categories. One is to owe a duty of care to the injury person, the second part that you breached the duty of care, the third that the breach causes the person to be injured, and four
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1) Explain how the patient Bill of Rights applies to this case. The Patient’s Bill of Rights was created to try to reach three major goals: 1) To help patients feel more confident in the health care system; *Assures that the health care system is fair and it works to meet patient’s needs *Gives patients a way to address any problems they may have *Encourages patients to take an active role in staying or getting healthy. 2) To stress the importance of a strong relationship between patients
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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 potential end her life. 1. Explain how the patient Bill of Rights applies to this case. The patient bill of rights applies to the case in the patients’ “right to be given by his healthcare providers information concerning diagnosis, planned course of treatment, alternatives, risks
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1. Identify and explain at least three legal considerations. Three legal concepts that could be considered in this case are the doctrine of apparent agency, the captain-of-the-ship doctrine, and the doctrine of corporate liability. Under the doctrine of apparent agency, the nurses and other staff that remained on duty acted on behalf of the hospital because they were agents or employees at the time of snow storm. The day shift staff that remained on duty and nurse who agreed to come in assumed
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Explain how the patient Bill of Rights applies to this case: According to [ (The American Cancer Society) ], the patient bill of rights seeks “to help patients feel more confident in the US health care system. The Bill of Rights: assures that the health care system is fair and it works to meet patients' needs, gives patients a way to address any problems they may have, encourage patients to take an active role in staying or getting healthy, stress the importance of a strong relationship between
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