Instructions: 1. Read each case study and answer the questions at the end of the case study. Your answers should be written in a professional, non-judgmental manner. Consider the elements of patient safety, risk management, and professional ethics.

2. Each response should be around 500 words. This should be a fully considered thoughtful response. Use APA format and provide at least five scholarly sources that inform your responses. (5 total)

Case Study 1: A baby is admitted to the NICU and the babys father (who states that he is a white supremacist with a swastika tattoo on his arm) asks the nursing director to ensure that his baby is not cared for by any non-Caucasian nurse. A black woman is admitted to the emergency department stating that she has been raped by a white man who claimed to be a white supremacist and asks to not be examined by any man and particularly not a Caucasian one. Burroughs (2017)

1. What are the ethical issues?

2. What are the ethical responsibilities of hospital staff?

3. What professional code of ethics impact this issue?

Case Study 2: An oncology center of excellence realizes that several dozen patients recently received radiation doses in excess of what had been prescribed due to a miscalibration of the linear accelerator. The technologist responsible for the calibration procedure has been asked to resign. The physicians and management do not feel comfortable informing the patients of this error due to fears of: medical malpractice and institutional liability exposure, the unknown potential impact of this inadvertent radiation exposure, the terminal nature of most of these patients, the potential loss of confidence of the community, and the excessive anxiety that this may provoke. Burroughs (2017)

1. What ethical principal/s impacts this case? (autonomy, beneficence, maleficence, Justice)

2. What might be your primary concerns as a risk manager?

3. Discuss the impact on patient rights.