Mr. Neester Case Study

Ethical Legal Concern Nester is a forty year old male, who reports living with hypertension for the past fifteen clinic. He arrives to the free clinic in order seek a refill on his anti-hypertensive medication. The nurse took Mr. Nester blood pressure and it was noted to be extremely elevated. Although Mr. Nester reports he has been following up with his physician every three months and he has been on his antihypertensive medication for the past five years. Mr. Nester reports to the nurse that his blood pressure reading are usually higher than the current reading. Mr. Nester stated there is no help with taking medications to help control his blood pressure reading. According to Mr. Nester, the doctor stated there is no need to worry about …show more content…
The nurse is concerned about the physician statement because she is realizes the long term effects of hypertension on the body. The problems comes in place with battling on terms of respecting the autonomy of the patient versus labeling the patient as being noncompliant. This paper will first, discuss the values identified in the case with Mr. Hester. Second, there will be a discussion of personal values and how conflict may arise from these values. Third, will be a discussion of the issues in Mr. Hester case and how this relates to the healthcare provider, organization and the patient. Finally there will a discussion regarding the ethical and legal thoughts of the issues identified in Mr. Hester case. The purpose of this paper is to identify the different values and issues in Mr. Hester case as he comes to the walk-in free clinic seeking a prescription for …show more content…
Hester case highlight for the healthcare provider as being unethical. The patient has the right to make their decision regarding the plan for their health care. If the patient blood pressure is elevated, the physician should educate and inform the patient regarding the risk associated with long term effects of elevated blood pressure. After the patient has been educated, as previously stated with honoring autonomy, the patient has the right to choose their plan of care. The organization being walk-in free clinic, should continue to provide quality level of care at their clinic. The overall objective for the clinic is to provide safe and competent care, in which will help improve the overall condition of the patient