Ethical Dilemma
The author of this report is to assess an ethical dilemma that involves a couple of important factors. The two main ethical issues are patient privacy and when the proper time to blow the whistle on a doctor truly comes, not to mention how to do it. Kendra finds out that a family member is about to get gastric bypass from a doctor that has had a staggering amount of people that have had complications or died post-surgery. She feels compelled to warn her mother even though this would be a breach of privacy laws and ethical guidelines. While privacy regulations are in place for a reason, patient safety is also a valid concern and that is clearly an issue with Dr. Russell and his practices.
Analysis
Sue's internal forces would include the fact that Dr. Russell, her boss and employer, is facing a lawsuit due to the death of a patient and it is also known that other patients have died or have complications and this is bring stress to Sue. Sue's external forces would be the current patient that is threatening to sue as it involves her employer. Kendra's internal forces are similar in that the doctor's apparent malpractice is affecting her work stability and structure and she's getting pressure from Sue to dig up records that are certainly going to implicate the doctor and/or the practices of the office. Kendra's external pressures include the fact that all but one gastric bypass patient have had complications and roughly a third of them actually died and this is going to mushroom in the form of pressure against...
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