A hospital receives notification that it is being sued by a former patient. The patient claims...
A hospital receives notification that it is being sued by a former patient. The patient claims emotional distress due to a certain nurse. The patient indicates that because the nurse was male, she was uncomfortable during her hospital stay and suffered emotional distress. The hospital legal team argues this is a frivolous lawsuit and no recovery is warranted, but the hospital will still have to pay attorney fees to represent it in court. Is there an ethical violation, dilemma, or concern?
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The attorney fees refers to the amount which is billed for a legal purpose on the client if an organization is sued.Here the situation has described that the former patient was offered services by an opposite gender nurse.This has assigning can be ethical violation in certain culture where opposite gender services are not preferred.It is the responsibility of the supervisor who assign the nursing staff to patients to oversee it.A guest relation officer plays a role here by collecting feedback from the patients where issues can be resolved now and then by the hospital management. It concerns that the patient deserves and accept what is right in the treatment received in the hospital.
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