Description
In this assignment, you will identify a case and/or lawsuit regarding scope of practice.
Objectives
State the rationale for a profession’s creating a code of ethics
State an ethics-based rationale for forbidding sexual relations between patients and healthcare providers
State an ethics-based rationale for discouraging conflicts of interest in our practices
Outline the importance of scope of practice as it relates to practitioner activities
State why disparagement must be avoided in the practice of health care
Explain the difference between moral duty and a moral option in regard to a duty to treat
List principles that underpin the need to be sensitive to cultural differences between patients and practitioners
Explain moral dilemmas that arise in healthcare practice for healthcare professionals
Discuss the central moral, philosophical, and social problems in healthcare ethics
Develop critical skills for evaluating and articulating moral and philosophical claims, arguments, and goals frequently found in healthcare settings
Instructions:
Step 1: Using the Concorde’s Online Library or other scholarly websites, perform a search for a legal case or article where a healthcare profession practiced outside of their scope. Your case should be no more than seven years old. Once you have found your legal case or article, answer the following questions in a coherent and well-developed essay:
What is a summary of the article or legal case?
What was the healthcare professional’s role (respiratory therapist, surgical technologist, physician, registered nurse, etc.) and what actions/procedures did they do that were considered outside of their scope of practice?
Was the patient injured due to the violation of scope of practice?If yes, did they receive any type of compensation?
Was there a punishment involved for the healthcare professional?
Explain why the healthcare professional made the decision to practice outside of their scope. Do you see justification, even though we know their decision was legally wrong, for their actions?
Step 2: Once complete, save your file and submit.
You are required to have at least two outside resources, at the scholarly level. Wikipedia is not acceptable. You are encouraged to use Concorde’s Online Library: http://galesites.com/menu/index.php?loc=miss22358 to ensure peer-reviewed, credible, and scholarly resources.