As a student therapist, Hal observes many clinical situations. He is assigned to

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As a student therapist, Hal observes many clinical situations. He is assigned to a treatment area that has an extremely high volume of patients. Hal observes that a staff member has treated a patient without an important treatment device in place. When he approaches the staff member about the situation, he mumbles something about the patient being palliative. Obviously the treatment error needs to be corrected. How does Hal ethically and professionally handle this issue that his conscience dictates be addressed? Is this an ethical or legal issue?

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This is an ethical issue because doctors promise with the Hippocratic Oath that one will never till any details about a patient to a fellow colleague unless necessary.

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