Jan Summers loves her work as an occupational therapy assistant. One of the reas

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Jan Summers loves her work as an occupational therapy assistant. One of the reasons that Jan wanted to be an occupational therapy assistant was because she likes to interact with other people. Her outgoing personality helps her develop good relationships with patients, and her cheerful disposition makes her a popular assistant. Jan looks forward to the annual occupational therapy conferences, held in different cities around the country. They provide opportunities to see friends she has made in the profession and catch up on all the news. What Jan does not enjoy is attending the informational meetings and workshops. She finds them “boring.” She has talked some of her friends into signing her name on the attendance rosters and, so far, has not been caught. In this way she manages to accumulate the credits needed to renew her certification to practice.

Even if Jan is not caught, what are the possible future consequences of her failure to attend the meetings and workshops?

Is Jan maintaining professional ethical standards? Why or why not?

What is the possible impact on her patients?

What is the possible impact on her future career?

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1). Healthcare professionals must update their knowledge and skills from time to time, and the purpose of informational meetings and workshops is to communicate the advanced skills emerged in a particular profession. Although Jan is continuing as an efficient occupational therapy assistant, she is breaching the professional ethics. Not attending the informational meetings and workshops is different from getting the attendance without attending. If she caught, her license can be suspended or revoked for breaching the professional ethics.

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