Grasping independence and maturity also requires Amir to let go of his childhood dependence on Baba. When Baba is diagnosed with cancer Amir pleads “I wish you’d give the chemo a chance, Baba” However Baba has made his decision and Amir emotionally asks “What about me, Baba? What am I supposed to do?” To which Baba responds angrily “all those years, that’s what I was trying to teach you, how to never have to ask that question.” Here we see the reason as to why Baba has always treated Amir in such a way, being reluctant to show compassion and love to his son, he was preparing Amir to take care for himself, and to know right from wrong. For the first time it is also clear to Amir why his father has treated him in such a way his whole life, simply due to the reason of teaching him how to be a man. During this same scene Amir describes how his father had “a look of disgust” on his face after he asked this question, similar to the look his father would give him when he would cry as he fell over and scraped his knees as a child.
These include: Quality vs Quantity of life, Pro- choice vs Pro-life, Freedom vs Control, Truth telling vs Deception and Empirical knowledge vs Personal beliefs.” (Fant, 2013) An example of quality vs quantity is a case where a family member is deciding to terminally extubate their loved one who will require long term chronic mechanical ventilation knowing their loved ones wishes to not continue life support. The dilemma is that they do not want to let their loved one go, however the patient previously informed the family member prior to becoming unresponsive that they did not want a tracheostomy and a feeding tube if there was no hope of recovery. The ethical dilemma is, does the family member withdraw life support and let their loved one pass away, or go against the patient’s wishes and continue with aggressive treatment. As nurses we need to find a way to be sympathetic and support the patients/families beliefs and values. Reference: Purtilo, R & Doherty, R. (2011).
In this instance the staff nurse failed to advocate for Mr. E by not informing nor asking his brother, Mr. Y, if he was aware his brother had an advanced directive. By asking the question this would have facilitated a discussion about Mr. E's presenting symptoms and the treatment options available. This would have provided an opportunity for further education and correlation that Mr. E's physical symptoms and history of developmental delays aren't an ideal combination for making a decision regarding his current treatment options. In safeguarding for the patient this would include full disclosure of all knowledge the nurse had of the patient's wishes. Complicating matters Mr. Y called his niece, Ms. H., who arrives at the hospital before him.
From Steven Ertelt’s article, we knew that Ewart said, if he chose to live, he would suffer illness, but it did not mean he could cure the disease and have a new life (2008). Patients suffer grievous pain, and those who want to live, have to suffer through the horrible illness. But if there is no hope, and these patients choose to do euthanasia, relief is instantaneous. In addition, people would love to live with happiness. Imagine that your life is filled with pain.
He is what we call a ‘manipulator’, Miss Flinn, a man who will use everyone and everything to his own ends” (Kesey 29). Ratched implants in Flinn’s mind that McMurphy is a man that is not to be trusted, and despite his charm and good looks, he will ruin the running of the institution, which Nurse Ratched is desperate to avoid. She influences this Nurse so that she will not have any sympathy for McMurphy and that Ratched’s orders and
Patch Adams was only trying to make the lives of his patience’s easier, by getting to know his patience on an emotional level he became more than just a doctor he became a loving caregiver and a friend. Even though his methods worked and despite the fact that he received some of the highest grades in his class he still had some critics. He took his so called “unconventional” methods and opened a hospital without a license, which is what leads to his great speech. While on trial for practicing without a medical license, he much like the way he practices medicine approached the bench/council with passion and with such good heartedness. He is in front of both peers and haters;
He knows that he has to save his son but by doing so, he’s involving those around him. Even though he did everything he could following the laws and depended on the treatment of the doctors, it cornered him into him facing himself as one of his greatest enemies. He is in a constant struggle with himself trying to find the right thing to do. Alice, the protagonist in “Mirror Image”, is trying to do this exact thing, she is
The boy may have wanted an end to his suffering. So much of him was lost and he would never be the same as he was before. Perhaps his parents do not know what is best for him The values of the contra-characters the medical establishment and the ALD foundation were evident as Indifferent focused only on protocol. These are the values the movie wishes us to see. There was concern for prolonging the suffering and an interest in following rules as to limit any harm coming to a human test subject.
From watching this film many ethical issues were evident which include the lack of autonomy and veracity. Likewise, doctors violating the principle of non-maleficence and some evidence beneficence principle were also noted. When Anna decided to sue her parents for medical emancipation, the principle of autonomy becomes apparent. Autonomy, which is, defines as the ability of a person to make his or her own decisions. When the Fitzgerald’s decide to have another baby, it was to save their daughter Kate’s life; they genetically engineered Anna to be a saviour for her sister.
Knowledge of pressure ulcer prevalence. Knowing the stages of pressure ulcers, repositioning the patient every two hours, and not replacing him back onto his back when putting back to bed would have helped the nurse and CNA prevent one with this patient. Restraint prevalence knowledge by the nurse of when to use restraints and the proper management of patients in restraints. Patient satisfaction is another nursing sensitive indicator not taken into account here because of the nurse’s attitude towards the wrong diet being delivered and not keeping Mr. J.’s daughter informed of the incident and how it was remedied. The remark the nurse made was also inappropriate and shows she did not have the patient or family’s satisfaction in mind.