Sarah is a 32-year-old female who has been admitted to your hospital because she has a persistent cough, night sweats, and significant weight loss. She has been coughing up blood-like secretions for about a week. The radiologist noted that her chest x-ray showed a "cavitary upper lobe lesion" and the attending physician suspects tuberculosis. Sarah has been homeless for the last four years. She lives in a variety of shelters in town and gains most of her food from local food banks. She is able to work odd jobs upon occasion. She smokes between one and three packs of cigarettes per day, depending on her income. The physicians have explained the possibility of tuberculosis to Sarah, including the importance of staying in her special negative pressure hospital room while she is in the hospital to protect others against the potential spread of the disease. The physicians have ordered three daily sputum samples for Sarah and she would have to remain in her room until all three are negative. Kyle is the respiratory therapist working with Sarah today, the morning after her admission. This morning he discovered that Sarah is leaving her room once an hour to go outside to smoke her cigarettes. The physicians counseled her again, but she continues to leave her room to smoke. Kyle is worried that Sarah is placing the other immunocompromised patients in the hospital at high risk of acquiring tuberculosis. Who are the stakeholders in this situation?
- Sarah is the only stakeholder in this situation.
- The hospital staff and the public are the stakeholders in this situation.
- Sarah, the hospital staff, and the public are all stakeholders in this situation.