In the course text, read the case study at the bottom of page 230. Write a three- to- five page paper. In your paper, you must:
- Describe the Community Medical Center's mission or vision statement that will guide the president in his decision about the case of an operating room nurse who may have HIV/AIDS.
- Describe the president's decision and how that decision will be communicated to the physicians, employees, the board, and the public.
Your assignment must be formatted according APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Utilize a minimum of three- to- five scholarly and/or peer-reviewed sources, including your course textbook, that were published within the last five years and cite these sources according to the current APA style guidelines
The president of Community Medical Center was having a meeting with the chief of surgery concerning an operating room nurse who many thought had HIV/AIDS. The majority of surgeons in the surgical department had become quite concerned and requested the operating room nurse be removed from his duties in this department. The chief of surgery firmly stated that if the nurse was not removed from the operating room, then a significant number of surgeons would admit all of their patients to the Community Medical Center's local rival hospital 230231across the city. Such activities would not only affect the operating room, but also the emergency room, surgical inpatient floors, surgical ICU, and clinical departments such as radiology, clinical laboratory, respiratory, rehabilitation, pharmacy, etc. The possible effects could be millions of dollars in lost revenue and the immediate layoff of hundreds of employees.
When Community Medical Center approached the nurse involved about relocating to a non-patient area with the same pay, shift, and working hours, he refused to accept the offer. In addition, he had contacted a labor attorney specializing in the healthcare industry and mentioned that the attorney had advised that they would file federal litigation in accordance to violation of several federal laws.