Scenario Two: It has been a little over a year since
you accepted your nurse management position at a local pediatrics
office. Since then, you have observed that many nurses seem uneasy when
they work with one of your top physicians. You wonder why so many nurses
are hesitant to work with such an experienced physician, particularly
since most of your families rave about her dedication and caring nature
toward their children. One day, while taking careful observation of your
staff, you watch a nurse take out a patient chart and begin to text.
The nurse becomes visibly upset as she sees you approach. When you
question her about her behavior, she confides that the physician asks
all nurses to text patient test results to her. The nurse admits that
she feels uncomfortable sending private information via text message and
only did so after multiple requests and increasing pressure from the
physician. According to ethical and legal guidelines, who is at fault
for this error in judgment? Since the nurse is the employee who sent the
information, should action be taken against her, against the physician,
or against both parties?
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