As an Emergency Room patient care provider and administrator, you are investigating an allegation that a child, recently admitted to the ER, has been deliberately burned by his parents. The school reported the child coming to class with circular burn marks on one arm. Upon meeting the family, you learn that their cultural healing tradition includes the practice of “coining,” in which a hot coin is placed on the area of the body in which the person is experiencing pain. The heat from the coin, according to their tradition, draws out whatever is inside the body that is causing the pain. Consider the ethical frameworks from your readings. What key issues and challenges do you face as an administrator? What key issues and challenges do you face as a provider?
