Subject: Nursing Leadership and Management with Entrepreneurship Ms. ABG, a 28-year-old sex worker, went to a Dr. X due to a

  

Subject: Nursing Leadership and Management with Entrepreneurship Ms. ABG, a 28-year-old sex worker, went to a Dr. X due to a lump she felt at the upper outer quadrant of her right breast. After careful examination Dr. X told ABG that she needs to undergo a biopsy. Informed consent for the procedure was given by ABG after mentioning to Dr. X that she is HIV positive and would like to keep her status strictly private. Dr. X noted Ms. ABG’s status by placing a red plus sign in her chart which is part of the hospital protocol. After an uneventful procedure the biopsy revealed benign breast carcinoma. Ms. ABG was advised to undergo surgery but eventually discharged due to lack of financial resources. However, 4 weeks after, Ms. ABG went back to Dr. X to have the procedure but she noticed that all the medical and hospital staff were uneasy when she’s around and preferred not to entertain her request. Later that day, ABG complained to the hospital legal officer because her HIV positive status had become common knowledge in the hospital and among her friends in the community. The patient was charging that “somebody at the hospital leaked” this information. The hospital and Dr. X were sued by Ms. ABG.   s: 1. Does Ms. ABG have a legal right to sue the hospital and Dr. X? Why? 2. What documentation guideline was breached by Dr. X and the hospital staff? 3. As the nurse assigned to Ms. ABG, how will you maintain confidentiality of her status? 4. What possible psychosocial dilemma Ms. ABG may experience because of the incident? 5. What protocols should be established by the hospital in order to safeguard client’s medical records? Health Science Science Nursing NURSING 520 Share (0)