DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. What should the hospital do to deal with the good doctor? Who should handle this?
2. What role, if any, did the janitor play in this incident? What could he have done differently?
3. Where should Dr. O'Connor be referred-anger management, Alcoholics Anonymous, psychiatric evaluation? Provide a rationale for your response.
4. How can this incident be turned into a "teachable moment" for the staff, physicians, and others?
5. How could this have been prevented?