Question

Gladys, a doctor at Talthron Hospital, notices that one of the trustees of the hospital is falsifying the data of Medicare patients when submitting reports to the government. She reports this misconduct to the media. In this scenario, Gladys can be considered a _____.

a. grandstander
b. social auditor
c. corporate philanthropist
d. whistle-blower

Answer 1

Gladys in reporting the trustee's misconduct of falsifying Medicare patient data to the media can be rightly termed a whistle-blower.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the scenario described, Gladys, a doctor at Talthron Hospital, has taken the step to report unethical behavior within the institution. Considering that she has noticed and is reporting on the falsification of data related to Medicare patients by a trustee and bringing this misconduct to the attention of the media, she can be considered a whistle-blower. Whistle-blowers are individuals who expose information or activities within a private, public or government organization that are deemed illegal, unethical, or not correct.