Question

Betsy, RT, along with Dorothy, second year RT student, has been assigned to mobile imaging for the day. Before lunch, they received a request to perform a mobile chest x-ray on Mr. X, a patient with a diagnosis of P. carinii. Both Betsy and Dorothy begin to gather the supplies for the mobile x-ray. As both of them are walking out of the imaging department, Dorothy states to Betsy that she would rather not be involved with Mr. X’s procedure, because she has never x-rayed an AIDS patient

1. How should Betsy react to Dorothy’s statement?

2. What instruction should take place and why?

3. What theory regarding the treatment of HIV-infected persons should be presented to Dorothy?

Answer 1

Answer: Betsy should not agree with the Dorothy's statement as in the healthcare profession, it is important to follow medical ethics.

According to the medical ethics, patient should be treated fairly and justice should be preformed. There should not be biasness regarding the treatment or caring services.

According to the on of theory of Watson's theory of human caring states that the patient should be given better care and shouldn't be considered as an object. It also involves that patient should be provided better environment. So, this state that the patient needs care, safety as well as privacy.