John Q: An Ethical Analysis and Review. NURS 360 Dr. Schantz March 8‚ 2011 Abstract The film John Q provides a model for the analysis and demonstration of ethical principles of distributive justice as they pertain to healthcare and‚ more specifically‚ organ allocation in the face of scarcity. The film portrays the shortcomings of a managed care system as well as the pitfalls of a libertarian approach to allocation. Here discussed are the ethical approaches of Eglitarianism‚ Prioritarianisn
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FACTS ON MOVIE: Family is financially strapped; the Company employing John Archibald has changed its Insurance Carrier while at the same time reducing the number of hours Mr. Archibald works. For this reason the insurance coverage is limited to twenty thousand dollars and the family needs two hundred and fifty thousand dollars to save their son. Mr. Archibald tries to raise funds for his son but his efforts simply are not enough. Pressured by his wife to “do something” to save their son‚ Mr.
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Film Review: John Q Current Issues in Behavioral Health John Q is a film that addresses the highly controversial topic of health care; maximizing its focus on whether or not the quality of life is truly impacted by the quality of health care. Although this film was first released in 2002‚ the issue of quality health care seems to be more prominent today that it ever previously was. With the new health care system pending implementation‚ many individuals in today’s society wonder whether or not
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Business Ethics John Q December 2‚ 2012 Hannah Blumhardt The movie‚ John Q‚ tells the story of a man who is put to the test to save his ten-year old son. John Q Archibald is the father of Michael‚ a young‚ athletic‚ seemingly healthy boy. During Michael’s baseball game one afternoon however‚ he suddenly collapses due to heart failure. After being rushed the Emergency Room the Archibald’s are informed of the worst. Dr. Raymond Turner approaches John and his wife‚ Denise‚ with the news that
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‘John Q’ – Grade 11 Law Reflection Question: Law vs. Morality Plot Summary: John Quincy Archibald’s son Michael collapses while playing baseball as a result of a heart failure. Immediately‚ John Q rushes Michael to the emergency room for a transplant. Unfortunately‚ the insurance would not cover his son’s transplant. So in order for Michael’s quick and complete recovery‚ John takes the emergency room hostage until the doctors agree to get the transplant successfully. Reflection Question:
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John Q is an emotionally-packed movie that surrounds the unfortunate medical circumstances of John‚ played by Denzel Washington‚ and his son. The purpose of the film was to raise the many issues surrounding poor health care in the United States‚ and even less empathy from hospital administration and insurance companies. After John’s son collapses at a baseball game‚ the doctors diagnose him as having a heart that is too large for his body and declare that he must receive an immediate transplant
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paper Of the film “John Q” Student name : Hung Chiu Man Student ID : 14087861D After watching “John Q”‚ I have found a number of sociological concepts that are closely related to the movie and they are illustrated below. The first concept is social stratification. John Q and his family is classified as the under class of the society‚ as John Q’s family faced financial difficulty in paying their rent and their car was taken away at the beginning of the movie. John Q had worked in the
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The New Line Cinema Presentation of John Q. directed by Nick Cassavetes has a powerful story line that has an array of emotions and conflicts that reflect society. Some of the characters in this movie convey many feelings yet the predominant one shown here is greed and it is seen in many forms. This story is based upon a lower class man who was dedicated to his son who currently is fighting a heart aliment. The situation took a turn for the worse when John and his wife could not supply the sufficient
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John Q. Archibald was a factory worker facing financial hardship. When his son‚ Michael is struck during a baseball game‚ John and his wife‚ Denise‚ discover that their son is in need of a heart transplant. Although they have health insurance‚ hospital head‚ Rebecca Payne tells them that their policy doesn ’t cover such an expensive operation. John convinces the hospital ’s cardiac surgeon‚ Dr. Raymond Turner‚ to overlook his fee‚ but still has too much of a financial burden to bear. When he is left
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John Q movie This movie is about John Quincy Archibald (played by Denzel Washington) and his working class family who lived in Chicago. His son is diagnosed with cardiomegaly and he needs a heart transplant. He realized that his insurance does not cover the medical expenses and he decides to takes matter in his own hands. John and his wife Denise (played by Kimberly Elise) worked in factories‚ but the money they made was not enough. Denise had her car repossessed and John had to take her to work
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