Answer both discussion questions on the class discussion board.
Note: Initial post should be 185-200 words in length in each question.
Scenario: Risk Manager for a University Hospital:
You are the risk manager for University Hospital. You have just been informed of an incident that occurred on your facility grounds. A patient came to your emergency department for chest pain. Unfortunately, he parked in a distant parking area around 100 yards away since parking was crowded directly in front of the Emergency Department (ED). He collapsed behind his car in the parking lot. Security contacted the ED, whose charge nurse stated they were full and since the patient was not in the ED, to call 911 and have an ambulance transport the patient to the next closest facility. Security calls 911, but the EMS unit takes 14 minutes to respond. The patient expires due to a prolonged cardiac arrest "down time".
DQ1: Provide a list of at least 3 risk management issues from the scenario. Then provide a way to mitigate the risk in this scenario. Be specific and provide details.
Scenario: You just received notice of an issue in the surgical Unit of your facility.
You just received notice of an issue in the surgical Unit of
your facility. A 45 year old man was admitted through the ED
for a myocardial infarction (heart attack) and evaluated by the
cardiologist. The cardiologist told the patient that he
needed an immediate balloon angioplasty. After a proper informed
consent process the patient agreed to the procedure. One hour later
the wife showed up angry and threatened to sue if they touch her
husband. She read recently or saw on TV that this is not
always a necessary procedure. The cardiologist performs the
procedure anyway and the patent dies of complications. The wife
sues the facility for battery. In reviewing the record you find
that the patient received the informed consent form but there was
no nursing staff witness signature.
DQ2: Research the concept of informed
consent for your State. Note your State and several key
concepts related to informed consent. Then based on your State’s
laws describe who must have informed consent regarding the above
scenario. Finally, describe any ethical issues you note from
the scenario based on your State research. Be specific.
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