Mattel Responds To Ethical Challenges Case 19

•   Case #19, “Mattel Responds to Ethical Challenges,” Answers should total one to two paragraphs for each question. Each paragraph should contain three to five complex sentences.

1.  Do manufacturers of products for children have special obligations to consumers and society? If so, what are these responsibilities?
2. How effective has Mattel been at encouraging ethical and legal conduct by its manufacturers?
3. What changes and additions would you make to the company’s Global Manufacturing Principles?
4. To what extent is Mattel responsible for issues related to its production of toys in China?
5. What lessons can be learned from Mattel’s experience?A new patient is brought into the office for their annual evaluation. The child is a 6-year-old and appears a bit small for their age but not so small that any alarm bells are set off.  The vitals are: P = 116, R = 22, T = 98.6 F, BP = 110/50. (The normal vitals in a 6-year-old are P = 75 – 120, R = 16 – 22, T = 98.6 , BP = (85-115)/(48-64).  Examination of the lungs is normal, HEENT is normal, as is the abdominal exam. The heart however, seems laterally displaced and there appears to be only a continuous murmur which can be described as crescendo/decrescendo systolic murmur that extends into diastole. Because, you were trained at Chamberlain College of Nursing you immediately know that this is probably a patent ductus arteriosus.