Reference no: EM133849829
Question
Karen, APRN, eats lunch with two APN friends at a local restaurant on her days off. She lives in a large city and works in urgent care 3 days per week. During lunch, she receives a Snapchat from her friend, Russell, who works with her at the urgent care center. Russell likes to Snapchat Karen on her days off just to say, "Hello." The Snapchat lasts 10 seconds and then disappears. Karen's lunch dates look over her shoulder to catch a glimpse of Russell, because they have not seen him for a while. The Snapchat image shows Russell smiling but also shows a vague profile of a male patient surrounded by two security guards in the background. Karen does not recognize the patient, but Russell did say there were some "unexpected guests" in urgent care today. Karen and her friends discuss whether the patient might be the injured politician they heard about 1 hour ago on the news, who had to cancel his political rally due to an unexpected health concern. The politician's story is all over the news.
1. Are there any ethical issues in this case concerning the use of social media?
2. If so, what are they?
3. Does the Snapchat breach privacy or confidentiality in this case?
4. Does Karen have a moral responsibility to report Russell's Snapchat to her superiors?
5. Does the fact that Snapchat photos disappear in 10 seconds affect the ethical analysis of this case?
6. How would you handle the case if you were Karen?
7. Explain your reasoning?