Case Studies, Ch 6, Ethics and Professionalism

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Case Studies, Chapter 6, Ethics and Professionalism 1. The final 10 questions of a test are abbreviations that you had studied but not mastered. There is a moment when your instructor steps out of the room and you contemplate whispering to another classmate for the answers. What ethical choice will you make? You should stay focused on your test and not speak to anyone else, don’t allow your moral compass to go off track because you’re worried about the test, and remember when you’re in the real world with patients you won’t have anyone to cheat off of. The true test of integrity comes when no one else is watching. 2. You are asked to get a patient from the waiting room a sonographic exam. The patient had an appointment for 8:30 a.m. You bring the patient into the exam room and he or she begins complaining that it is 9:15 a.m. and he or she needs you to hurry and finish the sonogram because he or she is tired of waiting. How would you respond to the patient? It is important to remain professional and empathetic to your patient, let them know you understand and will begin the exam after going over a few short questions. Reassure them you need to be thorough so their doctor and themselves (the patient) can be well informed. 3. You receive a request for a renal sonogram for a patient on another floor in the hospital. You called transport to bring the patient to the department. Upon scanning the patient, you notice that bilaterally the kidneys and the bladder appear within normal limits. After the patient leaves, you discover that the patient had a CT that was performed a day earlier, which noted a suspicious area on one kidney. How would you handle this situation? You should inform your leader and possibly the radiologist of the current situation so that someone could get in contact with the patient to either schedule another visit or have them come back in if necessary. 4. You begin scanning an 89-year-old inpatient. She is not experiencing pain at the present time. She seems agitated and asks that you stop the exam because she just isn’t up for it today. How would you proceed?

Stop the exam immediately, it is very important to listen to your patients request and respect their decisions no matter your personal or medical opinion. 5. You have been 10 minutes late several times to your clinical site due to a change in your personal life. None of the clinical instructors have made mention of your tardiness. How do you think this may be perceived by those in the workplace when a position comes available? Though they have not mentioned anything to you they most likely have taken mental notes, and how they perceive you and your work ethic can and will be a huge deciding factor for them when positions do become available. As a student our very first impression at our clinical sites are if we arrive on time or not and this can majorly reflect our first impressions. Also being late is a waste of other people's time which can leave a bad taste in peoples mouths especially our superiors, you would probably not be their top choice if any choice for an opening. 6. Your department has recently been asked to see more pediatric patients due to a new pediatric physician opening a practice in town. You are currently registered in abdomen and OB/GYN. It has been suggested that you consider taking the pediatric ARDMS board but it is not required. Based upon what you have learned in this chapter regarding the SDMS Code of Ethics for the profession, what are your feelings toward this suggestion? I think it would be best to take the pediatric ARDMS so you can assure you are able to give the best patient care possible. Also if it is recommended by your place of work that most likely means they want you to do it, in this situation it is not required but what is required is for you to always think about the patient first and I believe taking the exam would be in the best interest for your future pediatric patients. 7. You are scanning an OB patient and you have spent time looking at all the fetal anatomy to ensure that the fetus has normal anatomy. You were able to get an image of the profile and several other pictures for the patient to take home. As you are getting ready to walk the patient out, she asks “what are your feeling on getting a fetal keepsake ultrasound”? Based upon your reading, what are your thoughts on this debate? I would inform the patient to talk to their doctor. Personally I don’t believe fetal keepsake imaging should be done because it is a nondiagnostic use of ultrasound which is strongly

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