The ethical/professional dilemma questions have sort of stumped me. I was wondering about how it might seem if I write about a false dilemma. Usually, dilemmas are black or white, where there is a certain evil, but some sort of value, moral, or etc makes that evil appealing. However, a false dilemma is where it appears to be mutually exclusive but is actually not.
So my story in question is that I am busy catching up with charts as a scribe, but there is a patient who constantly comes to me with questions and needs. It gets distracting is prevents me from doing my charts quickly and efficiently. My professional responsibilities and obligations as a scribe dictate that I do my charts efficiently and of high quality, but my values are to make sure that she feels supported and heard. In the end, I realize that her neediness stems from her anxiety of being a non-English speaker and her vulnerabilities as an elderly patient, so I reassure her about the quality of care, etc, and she stops constantly coming up to m,e allowing me to do my charting.
I think it's a nice story that shows some good qualities, but it isn't a perfect dilemma, so I worry it might be perceived as not answering the prompt.
So my story in question is that I am busy catching up with charts as a scribe, but there is a patient who constantly comes to me with questions and needs. It gets distracting is prevents me from doing my charts quickly and efficiently. My professional responsibilities and obligations as a scribe dictate that I do my charts efficiently and of high quality, but my values are to make sure that she feels supported and heard. In the end, I realize that her neediness stems from her anxiety of being a non-English speaker and her vulnerabilities as an elderly patient, so I reassure her about the quality of care, etc, and she stops constantly coming up to m,e allowing me to do my charting.
I think it's a nice story that shows some good qualities, but it isn't a perfect dilemma, so I worry it might be perceived as not answering the prompt.
