Question: TESTING MANIPULATED
According to the March 11, 2004, edition of the Baltimore Sun, a city hospital's HIV testing was manipulated: "Evidence of false results ignored by lab workers at Maryland General, state says . . . More than 400 people affected . . . Hospital president says patients will be notified to return for free re-tests." 19 Ethical and Legal Issues
1. Describe a laboratory technician's professional responsibility to report accurate laboratory tests.
2. Should a laboratory technician report less than accurate laboratory reports if required to do so by his or her supervisor? Explain your answer.