Reflection: Healthcare resources are limited and use of the resources should be based on scientific evidence, not availa

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Reflection: Healthcare resources are limited and use of the resources should be based on scientific evidence, not availability of resources. For example, there are criteria that help determine if persons who experience concussion should have a CT scan or not. Despite these criteria, many providers feel that they need to order the scans because of parental or patient demands that they want the scan to ensure that no bleeding is occurring in the head. For this exercise, put yourselves in the shoes of the parent. Your child has experienced a concussion and you are worried about their well being. You have insurance, so you know it will not cost you anything, so you are pressing the physician to order a CT scan. The physician informs you that in your child's case, a CT is not indicated and that having the test actually increases your child's exposure to radiation, so the physician does not want to order it. Which way will you argue; for getting the CT scan for your child or will you be ok with not getting it. State your reasoning from a parental, financial, and resource utilization standpoint (you must include all three views) and you may add your own views as well.