Edge, R. S., & Groves, J. R. (2018). Ethics of health care: A guide for clinical practice (4th Ed.). Cengage. ISBN: 1285854187 >—- should have read this book (chapter 5) to answer this question with full knowledge.
Unauthorized versus authorized disclosure: In this exercise, state whether you think the disclosure of information was appropriate or inappropriate and defend your position.
A young father brings his child into the emergency room for treatment of an arm injury. The family has brought the child in several times for similar injuries with the excuse that she is somewhat clumsy and is having difficulty learning to ride her bike. The child shows no fear of the parent and, upon questioning, confirms the parents version of the events. The staff reports the injury as a possible child abuse case.
A young woman who states she has just been raped comes into the emergency room requesting a pelvic examination and a morning-after pill but insists that the staff not call the police. The staff reports the incident.
You are a physical therapy student on a pediatrics rotation within the hospital, and you notice that the neighbor of your parents has been admitted to the surgery unit. During your lunch break, you review her record before you drop in to see her.
You are a technical nurse just completing post-op care of a young woman who is a fellow church member and who has just had an abortion. You are very concerned for the young woman and decide to confide this information to yourminister.
A young man who lives in the same housing complex that you do comes into the hospitals clinical laboratory for tests and is confirmed as being HIV positive. As the manager of that laboratory, you feel it a duty to tell the manager of the housing complex that the person in Unit Five has an infectious disease.
You are a respiratory therapist, and your patient states that she would like to tell you something but only if you would hold it in strictest confidence. She then relates to you that she is very depressed and is thinking about taking her own life once she is discharged from the hospital. You relate this information to the attending physician.
You are a medical records technician and are in the department when two men come in and flash badges indicating that they are from the FBI and need to see the Hiram Jones record as a matter of national security. You cooperate and allow them access to the files.
In the course of caring for a patient, a school bus driver, the physician notes that she is at risk for having a heart attack and recommends that she cease driving, since she may be placing the children at risk. The driver asks that the physician not to notify the school district because it would put her at risk of losing her job. The physician notifies thedistrict.
During the course of a patient evaluation, you find that the family has incest problems. You recommend the notification of the police.
You have been invited to present at the monthly meeting of your health specialtys local chapter. One of your patients is a very interesting case, which you use as a case study for your presentation.
