Narcotics
Question One
Evidence that shows that Doctor Johnson had narcotic problem is that he had developed abscesses in his arm due to injections. The nurses had seen that the doctor had a pain-relieving medicine, which he used to inject himself and his patients who were in extreme pain and the pain lessened. The doctor also seemed tired, exhausted, and like somebody who was suffering. However, his colleagues attributed this to the work Doctor Johnson was doing since he was in charge of all surgeries and anesthetic patients. Initially, the doctor lived a healthy life, but due to a lot of work given to him he seemed tired, and this could get attributed to the use of narcotics that he used to help him perform all the tasks assigned to him.
Question Two
The Community Hospital of the West can be accused of Doctor Johnsons’ predicaments since they were overworking him. He was supposed to perform all the surgeries and attend to all anesthetic patients alone. The doctor must have been tired at the end of the day, and since he had to attend to all patients, he opted to use the narcotics. The hospital can be blamed for the doctor’s condition because when a nurse reported about Doctor Johnsons’ behaviors and to the chief of anesthesia services, no action got taken against him. The chief of anesthesia services should have summoned the doctor over the allegations or have asked him to undergo tests to prove that the allegations were true. The doctor continued with injecting himself with pain-relieving medicines for more than three months even after the chief of anesthesia was aware of it. It shows that the hospital was more interested in the doctor’s performance more than his health.