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Class material and assignments related to CLASS 13 will be tested in the final exam.
TOPIC: PRETEST on ETHICAL ISSUES
Value Clarification Exercise : Case Study
Tricounty Medical Center has had a crisis. A helicopter crashed, hitting the northeast wing of the building where the delivery room and new born nursery are located. In the midst of the explosion, fire, and confusion, five people make their way to the roof of the 4th floor wing and wait for rescue. They are Mary, who is carrying her newly delivered baby; Peter, her husband; Jake, MD, an obstetrician who delivered Peter and Mary's baby; Gloria, RN, who was on duty in the delivery room; and Morgan, a pharmaceutical salesman who was in the OB department delivering drug samples. Mary says to the group, "I think I hear someone crying Yes, I can hear cries for help. We've got to go back down the stairs and help those people!" Dr. Jake says, "You women stay here. Peter and I will go back down and see what we can do." Peter looks first at the baby then down the smoke-filled stairs and replies, "I'm not going back down. It's too risky. The smoke is too thick. We'd never make it through and survive." Gloria the RN says, We've got to do something we can't just let people die. I'd never be able to live with myself. Those are my patients and I need to help them". Gloria runs down the stairs and disappears. Morgan says,"You're all crazy ! In a situation like this it's every man for himself !"
Tricounty Medical Center has had a crisis. A helicopter crashed, hitting the northeast wing of the building where the delivery room and new born nursery are located. In the midst of the explosion, fire, and confusion, five people make their way to the roof of the 4th floor wing and wait for rescue. They are Mary, who is carrying her newly delivered baby; Peter, her husband; Jake, MD, an obstetrician who delivered Peter and Mary's baby; Gloria, RN, who was on duty in the delivery room; and Morgan, a pharmaceutical salesman who was in the OB department delivering drug samples.
Mary says to the group, "I think I hear someone crying Yes, I can hear cries for help. We've got to go back down the stairs and help those people!" Dr. Jake says, "You women stay here. Peter and I will go back down and see what we can do." Peter looks first at the baby then down the smoke-filled stairs and replies, "I'm not going back down. It's too risky. The smoke is too thick. We'd never make it through and survive." Gloria the RN says, We've got to do something we can't just let people die. I'd never be able to live with myself. Those are my patients and I need to help them". Gloria runs down the stairs and disappears. Morgan says,"You're all crazy ! In a situation like this it's every man for himself !"
Now that you have read the case study, answer the following questions. Remember there are no wrong answers. Give rationale for each of your answers.
Which of the characters in the case study do you admire least?
TOPIC: Teaching Health Behaviors to Media-Bombarded Clients
Log work
Discussion
TOPIC: Ethical Standards or Professional Care Givers
Individual work
TOPIC: Comprehensive Final