HSA 267 Order 760907
Student Name
Institutional Affiliation
HSA 267 Order 760907
Case Write-Up
Background Statement
The case scenario involves a podiatric surgeon fondling the breast of a patient. The patient is expected to undergo ankle surgery. An OR nurse and I witness the scenario happen. After the surgery, the OR nurse and I decide to report the case to the head nurse and the chief of surgery because we feel that this is not ethically and morally acceptable. The surgeon will be subject to either interdiction or complete expulsion from the job.
Major Problems and Secondary Issues
The major problem is that the surgeon forgets the patient has endured a lot of pain and hence is waiting patiently for the surgery to end. The secondary issues are that at the facility, some members who do not follow the acceptable professional behaviors and code of conduct.
Your Role
I am a nurse in the operating room and work with other nurses to ensure that the facility delivers quality and better healthcare services to the patients.
Organization Strengths and Weaknesses
Strengths the facility has experts and podiatric professionals who can carry successful surgery to patients. Besides, the facility has enough work personnel ready to attend to the patient who comes looking for services. Weakness some practitioners have off-late shown or exhibited unacceptable behaviors. Behaviors that amount to a withdrawal of license have been reported.
Alternatives and Recommended Solution
The hospital should issue each of the podiatric surgeons with the American Podiatric Medical Association Code of Ethics and emphasize the moral and ethical conduct (Parsley & Harris, 2012). The hospital managed to need to let employees remember that some behaviors are damaging.
Evaluation
The American Podiatric Medical Association Code of Ethics reminds the employees of the extent to which they should not reach. Also, holding conferences to discuss some matters affecting patients as well as attending seminars will help prevent such acts from happening. If no reported case, then recommendations will have helped a great deal.
Reference
Parsley, N. L., & Harris, I. B. (2012). Podiatric medical students’ perceptions of professionalism in the clinical setting: a qualitative analysis. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, 102(6), 434-445.