Problem 1: You are helping a friend by proofreading her resume. You notice she has many passive sentences. How would you change the following passive sentence to an active sentence to best hi light your friend's skills.
Responsible for driving elderly patients to their doctor appointments.
Problem 2: A woman enters the emergency room with stomach pain. She undergoes a CT scan and is diagnosed with an abdominal aortic aneurysm, a weakening in the wall of the aorta which causes it to stretch and bulge. The physicians inform her that the only way to fix the problem is surgically, and that the chances of survival are about 50/50. They also inform her that time is of the essence, and that should the aneurysm burst, she would be dead in a few short minutes. The woman is an erotic dancer; she worries that the surgery will leave a scar that will negatively affect her work; therefore, she refuses any surgical treatment. Even after much pressuring from the physicians, she adamantly refuses surgery. Feeling that the woman is not in her correct state of mind and knowing that time is of the essence, the surgeons decide to perform the procedure without consent. They anesthetize her and surgically repair the aneurysm. She survives, and sues the hospital for millions of dollars.
Questions for the Case. Base your answers on what you have learned about patient's rights and a doctor's code of conduct.
Do you believe that the physician's actions can be justified in any way?
Is there anything else that they could have done?
Is it ever right to take away someone's autonomy? (Would a court order make the physicians' decisions ethical?)
What would you do if you were one of the health care workers?
Problem 3: You are in an interview and are asked the following question:
"What personal characteristics do you possess that make you suited for a job in healthcare?"
Provide an answer by describing a situation that demonstrates the characteristics you want the interviewer to know you possess.
Problem 4: You are caring for a patient who always wears a traditional amulet or talisman on his neck. You are asked to take him to radiology for an xray and no jewelry is allowed to be worn for this procedure. What should you do?