Question

Have you ever or do you presently work in a healthcare faclity or corporation where indivicduals are granted VIP" status for better trnatment and sevices This can occur for any number of reasons. I you bave experiencedths on the job what wo and heraxtiom f our coke do you anticipate you would handle these orders for preferential treatment to be provided to one individual over another? Also consider whether preferential treatment can be justified: If the President of the United States came into your Emergency Department, should he have to wait his turn at triage like everyone else? Discuss

Answer 1

Most of the health care Organization is offering specific treatment and care for the VIP persons. VIP patients completely experience privileged status from the time they enter into the hospital till the discharge. The healthcare professionals face challenges in caring such as violating the principles of social justice. VIP patients expect more and always demand for things. It is difficult to protect the patient's privacy as they are VIPs. They require extra services and additional resources. They should be given with the first preference in attaining of procedures or tests. All these can give additional stress on the nursing staff and the concerned physician.

The Organization has to be planned specifically in caring for such VIPs. They should be assigned with code purple in case of disaster and emergency management. They must be protected with more confidentiality of information. Special arrangements should be taken for media people. Most of the time the VIP patient should be assigned with the same staff, so the leakage of information can be prevented. Overexposed of staff lead to conflict and dissatisfactory. Specific health manager should be appointed to look after such VIP and to protect the professional ethics.

When looking in general, healthcare is a human right and is common to all irrespective of age, sex, gender, race, nation. Health services are to save the life of the person whether he is poor or rich. Healthcare should be given according to their needs and not according to the status of a person. Health professional should see all the patient equally. So, the Priority should be in the emergency department based on the health status and not on the social status even though he is a president of the United States.