New York City College of Technology City University of New York Law and Ethics Case: Jeanette M. and the Phone Call Erica Rotstein October 7, 2017 Professor Bonsignore HAS 3560 -Legal Aspects of Health Care Abstract The advancement in the field of medicine over the years has led to doctors and health care providers having more responsibilities on their hands. This brings into question what should and shouldn’t be done, as well as what is morally and ethically right. However, this isn’t so cut and dry.…
Mr Singer is a 61 year old male who presented to the ED with uncontrollable behavior at his living facility. He does not presents to ED with aggressive behavior or agitation. Mr. Singer denies suicidal ideation, homicidal ideation, and symptoms of psychosis to nursing staff. At the time of the assignment Mr. Singer presents calm and cooperative. He states today he became angry because one of the nurses tried to take away his pens, that he was given to by another nurse as a Christmas gift.…
On Wednesday, November 16, 2016 we attended the Missouri State Board of Nursing to watch six nurses come forward to defend their license against the council. The six nurses that are reviewed by the board, had violations and disciplinary actions to be taken. The first nurse who was a registered nurse had disciplinary actions against her license and was practicing in the state of Arkansas without a renewed license. Although, she exclaimed that she haffad not been reminded by the board to renew her license, even though she knew she it was necessary to renew her license every two years.…
Donzell is 41 and has always lived in Petersburg with his mother. 5 months ago his mother was moved into a nursing home and is currently in hospice care. Donzell moved in with a brother whom after a month the brother voiced his inability to keep Donzell due to the brothers hectic work schedule. Donzell then moved in with Larry and his wife Etta. Larry lives closer to the Woodman Rd. location.…
Swoosh! Bang! Pow! The man hits Lavinia in the gut with a baseball bat. She falls to the floor and with a thud, she hits her head on the doorknob and is now unconscious.…
The tele-care morning, report advised that Douglas Brezinski expired 2/6/2017 at 00:15 A.M. At 1:33 A.M the continuous care nurse called to notify the medical examiner's office that the patient expired. The deceased medical documentation indicated that this be presented a medical examiner case, nevertheless; the medical examiner requested a follow-up phone call this morning. Pat Dixon, TM called and spoke with Julio, ME who stated he requested a call back for he was unable to formulate a determination since the nurse had no information as to the reason the deceased was a medical examiner case. I called the primary nurse Merline Barker-White to ascertain if the deceased had recent acute falls, she stated none, initially although, later…
If the patient isn't taking the prescribed amount of pain medication, find out why he isn't. Reiterate to the patient the importance for him to take his medication on a schedule and to follow the regiment of the schedule if he isn't taking the prescribed amount.…
R/s William Wood has degenerative joint diseases, ischemic heart disease, anxiety, chronic back pain, hypertension, diabetes, ongoing arthritis, and lumbar spondylosis. R/s Mr. Wood lives with his wife, Joyce Wood and both are experiencing early stage of dementia. R/s Mr. and Mrs. Wood are sharing medication. R/s Mr. Wood is noncompliant with his medication. R/s a nurse is in the home once a month to prepare Mr. Wood’s medication in pill tray.…
How would you define the central issue in this case? The main issue in this case seems to be a lack of communication between Lanesha, her grandma, and the doctor. Each one has a different perspective about why the situation is so strenuous. If they could each understand the other’s perspective, Lanesha would have an easier time accessing medication and following through with treatment.…
Per Reporter: Isabelle fell out of a twin size bed on 11-25-17. Isabelle's hit her head on the tile floor. Isabelle's mother (Kelly) picked up Isabelle off the floor and begun shaking her and telling her "if she does not go to sleep she was going to die. " It is unknown if Isabelle has any bruises or injuries.…
Pa appeared to be clean, and was appropriately dressed in street clothes laying down on the bed when SC entered the apt. Pa's apartment was very small, clean but is a little cluttered. SC asked about the utilities and Mirvat reported that all are in working order, heating, electric, and cooling systems (the light and heat were on at the time of SC visit). Pa's that she has been sick the last four weeks.…
In a book titled “Lone Survivors” by Chris Stringer, Stringer presents to us his interpretations of the origin of modern humans. Previously, there were two fossils including a tooth and a finger of a female and male, found in the Denisova cave of Siberia which revealed a species that was perhaps indirectly related to both the Neanderthals as well as Homo Sapiens. In addition, they have unique features that are enough to separate them to their own distinct species. These fossils convinced Stringer that perhaps modern humans today are not a pure species but rather a mixture of other hominid groups. Neanderthal genes may still be in us.…
Most people after they read this would probably just assume she is a crazy woman in a mental hospital but he is just affected by her husband. For example, “john is a physician”. John believes the best things for the narrator to do is rest after postpartum depression and not have any stimulation. He then requires the narrator to stop all writing, reading, and, higher-level thinking. He is a physician so he leaves the whole day making way for her writing in a secret journal.…
The Case of Jeanette M. and the Phone Call The Case of Jeanette M. and the phone call describes a situation as follow. Jeanette, an 80-year-old widow, early in a morning called her physician because she had shortness of breath. The physician was busy and Jeanette explained her condition to the receptionist. At the time of the call, the elderly woman did not have any other health problems so the receptionist said she will pass the message to the physician.…
There were many errors seen in protecting the patient’s privacy. When the doctor goes to Mildred’s house, the caregiver packs Mildred’s bags for her and goes through her stuff. At the hospital while the nurses were changing Mildred, the doctor walked in with the curtain wide open. The nurse yells out that Mildred wet the bed and she needs help changing the sheets. The ward told Mildred’s daughter that her mother could not talk and when her daughter asked what else was wrong with her he said he could not give out information over the phone.…