Reference no: EM133590677
Question: In the case of John F., what I see is negligence. Negligence is when a medical professional, a physician assistant in John's case, fails to take proper and reasonable care when doing something. The physician assistant tending to John, not only did he not order tests to confirm any other possibilities of John's condition, but he failed to ask a very important question, which was whether John has been taking any other medications recently. John also contributed to the failure of his own care by not including that fact himself. John's hemorrhage could have been avoided.
Robert's Responsibility:
The responsibility Robert, the physician assistant tending to John that day,had for John's emergency visit was that he did not ask all of the medically necessary questions that he should have asked, being the medical professional that he is. Robert did not take much initiative in trying to figure out the underlying cause of John's condition, instead he just gave him medicine without performing any tests or labs. He is lucky that John did not pass away.
Physician Services to HMO Members?
The clinic does have a responsibility to provide its HMO members with the services of a physician, and this is because HMO'S, health maintenance organizations, "stress preventative care and patient education" (Fremgen, 2020), especially for the elderly. It;s the physician's duty to treat patients, and although they have the right to deny services, John was perfectly capable of receiving services, which he did, but not to its fullest potential.
Responsibility for His Own Medical Condition:
As a healthcare consumer, John did indeed have responsibility over his health condition. Such responsibilities are asking as many questions as he possibly can while including any facts about his daily routine that may contribute to the physician assistants plan of care, as well as explaining any persistent pains or difficulties he is experiencing heavily so that his condition is not taken lightly and treated with minor treatment. In the end, both John the patient, and Robert the physician assistant could have done more on tier end to thoroughly help the situation of John's condition.