that Jerry does not have any authority to provide medical prescriptions. According to medical law and ethics, the doctors or other authorizing people such as PA or LNP must approve all medication refills. What Jerry could do is to call Dr. Williams and inform him on what his client wants because doctors carry their cell phones because they are aware they might be needed in the office at any time. In case, Jerry will get approval from Dr. Williams, then he will go ahead and issue this refill order
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jobs better and to keep from making mistakes that could reflect badly on the liable provider. In the case study that will be discussed, Jerry, the office assistant, is asked to refill a prescription for Valium, a controlled substance, without the doctor’s presence or authorization based on the word of the patient. Does Jerry’s Medical Training Qualify Him to Issue This Refill Order? Why or Why Not? According to the case study, Jerry’s job title is Office Assistant. He has professional training as
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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 mediation, called in right away to his pharmacy, since he is leaving for the airport in thirty minutes. He says that Dr. Williams is a personal friend and always gives him a small supply of Valium when he has to
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Ethics Case Study When we look at health care professionals they are immersed in ever-changing environments. In this case study it is important to know and understand how people face different situations within their everyday lives. Health care has been the main focus for individuals that have anything wrong with them such as an illness or a disease. People that are going through something like this go through a lot and they all have different ways of dealing with the issues. Organizational ethics
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him to issue this refill order? Why or Why not If Jerry was solely a medical assistant he would not be able to refill any prescription for they have absolute no authority to do so. Medical assistants’ may take the call and write the messages and send it to the nurse but that is about where it ends because they are not permitted to authorize or even inform patients about a prescription without consent of the doctor (Irwin, Yock, & Buckhrdt, 2009).. However, in this case Jerry is also trained in
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social norms can deviate from what is ethical. 1. Does Jerry’s medical training qualify him to issue this refill order? Why or why not? Jerry’s medical training does not qualify him to issue a refill order because the patient’s physician is the only one that can issue a prescription and in this case Jerry is not this patient’s physician. Supposing Jerry called in a prescription, and the patient had an adverse reaction, there would be a big lawsuit against Jerry. Not only Jerry, but his employer also
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HCS/335 Ethics: Health Care and Social Responsibility Lawrence Fergus Ethics Case Study Samantha Ruiz 04/17/2011 Jerry McCall is Dr. Williams’ 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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Misty Bagwell Week 2 HCS 335 Ethics Case Study-Medical Law & Ethics 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 minutes. He says that Dr. Williams is
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staff members that work for the Doctor or the patients should do in any health care associated situation. Nowadays, providing patients with excellent patient care has become more pertinent to the lives of the patient’s especially if they are dealing with a specific sickness or disease that cannot be treated. The need for a patient to receive medical treatment can be very cost effective, and the insurance companies have made it very challenging for a patient to obtain medical insurance so that they are
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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 a chance to get a refill because
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