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50. Case: Overlapping Relationships
View Case Study: 50. Case: Overlapping RelationshipsDuring a routine physical examination at your rural practice, one of your teenage patients shares that he has seen another teenage patient using cocaine at your neighbour’s house. Some Values…
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49. Case: Reality Check?
View Case Study: 49. Case: Reality Check?A clerk and resident are frustrated after a morning of taking histories from and doing physical examinations of patients referred to the GI Clinic. As you (the attending clinic gastroenterologist)…
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48. Case: Shared Experience
View Case Study: 48. Case: Shared ExperienceYou have recently started working as an RN in cardiology at the local pediatric health centre. One of the first cases you are involved with hits a little close to…
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47. Case: Collegial Responsibilities
View Case Study: 47. Case: Collegial ResponsibilitiesYou are a pediatric critical care specialist working in the ICU taking care of a newborn infant who suffered a severe, prolonged reduction in blood flow to his brain at…
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45. Case: Un/Reasonable Expectations?
View Case Study: 45. Case: Un/Reasonable Expectations?It’s one of those days that you don’t look forward to as a manager. You have two complaints about staff that need to be dealt with, and it seems that…
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44. Case: Whose Business Is It?
View Case Study: 44. Case: Whose Business Is It?Brent Wathorn, 78, has been living at Halfway Lake Manor for about 6 years. His main complaint has been that he is lonely and has had difficulty connecting with the…
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43. Case: What’s My Responsibility?
View Case Study: 43. Case: What’s My Responsibility?You’ve been a physician at the local hospital for a number of years and greatly enjoy your practice. You get the chance to see a range of patients and have…
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42. Case: “Oops, Did I Say Too Much?” The Ethics of Confidentiality
View Case Study: 42. Case: “Oops, Did I Say Too Much?” The Ethics of ConfidentialityYou work with a variety of patients and families, and often see firsthand both the joys and disappointments that can come with trying to manage mental health issues. Over time,…
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37. Case: A Question of Resources
View Case Study: 37. Case: A Question of ResourcesJoyce Skinner is a 38-year old woman with non-curative leukemia. She is the single mother of two children, ages 11 and 8, and her ex-husband is ‘out of the (parental)…
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36. Case: Fee-For-Service Care (Complementary/ Alternative Practices)
View Case Study: 36. Case: Fee-For-Service Care (Complementary/ Alternative Practices)A registered nurse is also a registered massage therapist and runs a private practice out of her home. Physicians often refer patients to her privately for massage therapy, but have…
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