Preprofessional Practice for the Clinical Laboratory

Question: Describe about preprofessional practice for the clinical laboratory. Answer: In this case Joe claims that his mother is hospitalized and he needs to call to the hospital to check on her. He asked me to take care of his pending job while he is busy to talk to the hospital. According to the ASCLS code of ethics, every individual has a duty to his or her profession and colleagues. The colleagues should maintain their unity and respect the dignity of each other (Turgeon, 2015). Therefore, in such a condition, when there is an urgent need or the employee has a tension like Joe, it is perfectly fine to ask for help. The other employees should also co-operate in such condition. However, gradually he has started taking advantage of this situation and almost leaving his entire work on me. Moreover, he is spending his time to chat with someone else in the excuse of calling his mother which is not ethically correct. It is mentioned in the ASCLS code that the employees should have dedication towards their duty (Turgeon, 2015). He is not following that and wasting his time by putting the burden of his work on me. There are also other codes of ASCLS, which he has violated. According to the norms, one should maintain a reputation of integrity, reliability and honesty. Joe has lied to me that he calls his mother during his absence of work. I have seen him talking to another employee of the other department for several times while he gives the same excuse of calling to the hospital. What Joe is doing, is violating the ASCLS ethics. According to the ASCLS rules, he can ask for help from his colleague if he needs (Turgeon, 2015). But other than that he should be liable to his duty and he must not create any problem to his co-workers. Except the time when he is calling to the hospital or his mother to know her condition, he needs to focus on his work. His negligence is affecting my work and putting extra pressure on me while he is spending his time by doing nothing but just talking to his friend. Even when I talked to him about this, he did not accept his fault and behaved badly. He should also change this kind of behavior, as this is not ethical to behave with a colleague in such a way who is helping him a lot. He has also lied to his colleague that is totally unfair both professionally and ethically. To maintain a healthy work environment it is very much needed to have a reliability and integrity among the co-workers. One should also be honest to other employees to build a trust and bonding among the employees. Joe has violated these rules of ASCLS by lying to me and by taking undue advantage of my help and sympathy towards him. In such situation, the first thing that I should do is to talk to him about the problem. I already talked to him and tried to make him understand but that did not work. I should give him another chance and make him understand the ASCLS ethical codes. I should also inform how he is violating the codes and I must warn him about the consequences of violating the rules and showing such negligence to his work. Now I should inform and ask to the higher authority to warn him for his negligence towards his work. A warning from the higher authority may work in this case. Prior to complain, I should warn him from my side about the fact that if he continues to ignore his duties and responsibilities, then I will complain about this to the higher authority. After listening this, he may stop the unnecessary wastage of time that he is doing. Reference: Turgeon, M. L. (2015).Linne Ringsrud's Clinical Laboratory Science: The Basics and Routine Techniques. Elsevier Health Sciences.