ETHC 445N Week 6 Assignment; Show You Care

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ETHC 445N Principles Of Ethics

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Week 6 – Show You Care ETHC445N – Principles of Ethics Professor Robinson DateWeek 6 – Show You Care Ethical Dilemma Being in the healthcare profession, individuals have to deal with different ethical dilemmas that can affect their plan of care. Patient, Benjamin H, arrives in the emergency department complaining of migraine along with high grade fever. He states that he never takes his prescribed medication for the migraine. But when the emergency department physician came in to see Benjamin, he was not there anymore. When a patient comes in the emergency department for an ear infection and they realize they have the same patient already admitted just a few moments ago. When he gets to the pharmacy, they say that the medication was already picked up. An investigation takes place and the hospital’s director finds out that there have been 2 patients using the same name. The Benjamin that came in for the migraine, whose real name is Mike, is a fraud and stole that patient’s identity using his health insurance card. The previous card that was being used by Mike has been voided, making it impossible for Mike to get the medications he needs. Mike’s migraines get a lot worse and was forced to go back to the emergency department where he admits that he was just in dire need because he couldn’t afford it

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