HLT 520 (HLT520)

Examine the concept of "employment at will" and the public policy exceptions to it. How does it fit with the issue of "wrongful discharge"?

“A 94-year-old woman is admitted to your hospital with dehydration, trouble breathing, and possible kidney failure. She is clearly in advanced Alzheimer's, weighs about 95 pounds, and shows multiple bruises on her body. She cannot talk. Her caregiver attributes the bruises to a blood disorder that reduces clotting.” 1. What are your thoughts about this situation? 2. What kind of investigation would you conduct? 3. What actions would you take to be in compliance with ethical principles?

HLT 520 Topic 8 Assignment; Ethics in Health Care Interview

A baby is born with anencephaly, or absence of the entire brain above the brainstem. The brainstem is intact, which means that the baby can breathe and have a heartbeat and blood pressure, but there is no chance for any human brain function or cognition, due to this birth defect. The health care team begins to educate the mother, since children with this deficit generally die shortly after birth. However, the mother is devoutly religious, and her minister has told her that if she prays hard enou...

What are the differences between a permanent vegetative state and a coma? How do these differences affect the ethical choices faced by the family and caregivers of the patient? What importance should the patient's own wishes have? How would the presence of a living will affect the decision?

HLT 520 Topic 7 Assignment; Benchmark - Brain Death Scenario Paper

HLT 520 Topic 6 Assignment; Workplace Law Scenario Analysis

What do you see as the pros and cons of a unionized environment in a health care facility? How can the right to collective bargaining by employees and the mandate to provide care to patients be reconciled?