Title: Case of Bartling v. Superior Court Name: Edinah M. Neko Rasmussen College Author Note This paper is being submitted on November /19/2014, for Gina Farrell in M230 Medical Law and Ethics. Case of Brattling v. Superior Court The case of Brattling v. Superior Court introduces a 70 year old man who was not expected to live more than one year having suffered from multiple nonterminal but serious illness. The man had executed legal documents declaring his wish to die by withdrawing life supporting machines. The doctor in charge of the old man had refused to grant him his wishes so did the court(Matthews, 1987). It is the responsibility of the hospital to ensure that it attends to all its patients irrespective of their health condition.
A patient who could speak very limited English was booked in my clinic for a new patient registration/screening appointment. He was able to understand me when I spoke slowly and clearly but he wasn't able to speak English very well. I decided that using a telephone interpreter as a way of communicating with the patient was a great idea, I very slowly and clearly asked him if he was happy for me to get the telephone interpreter and he agreed. When I had the telephone interpreter on the phone I asked him again if he was happy to use the interpreter to make sure he understood my question initially, again he agreed that he was happy for me to use the telephone interpreter. The main communication problem that we had was that he was able to understand me but his verbal English was limited.
A point of view through an eye The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is written in the point of view by the editor of the French Elle magazine Jean-Dominique Bauby. Jean-Dominique suffered a sever stroke on December 8, 2005 and the stroke left him in a rare condition known as locked in syndrome which leaves the entire body paralyzed, but the brain continues to function properly. Jean-Dominique was left with some movement left in his head and left eye and he developed a system with the help of a physical therapist. They worked with a special alphabet ordered by the frequent usage of words in the French language, and Bauby would blink whenever the person reached the correct letter. There is much meaning to how Jean-Dominique felt while writing
Prior to seeing the nurse practitioner, he fills out a history form which elicits a family history and review of systems. His father died of a heart attack at age 72. His mother is alive and well at age 76. He has a 44-year-old sister who recently had a hysterectomy and has been treated several times in the past for depression. He has a 22-year-old son and an 18-year-old daughter who are in good health.
The method of so-called therapy landed Andre McCollin in the hospital in a nonresponsive state for three days. Cheryl McCollin now has a civil suit against the Center for the damaging treatment against her son. Who is now diagnosed with acute stress disorder and to her will never be the same. Since the Center
I. Statement Of Facts Mr. Smith was admitted into the ICU of John Marshall Hospital on July 2, 2009. He was admitted because of respiratory problems. While in the ICU, Mr. Smith developed symptoms completely unrelated to his respiratory problems. Suddenly, Mr. Smith was experiencing cognitive impairment known as psychosis.
More amazingly he opened his eyes, was able to speak and walk after his accident to a nearby cart taking him to see a doctor about 45 min. away. The doctor that seen Phineas Gage on that day was Dr. John Martyn Harlow, on his assessment Phineas was still conscious he had a regular heartbeat with both of his pupils reacting normally to the light but what was crazy about it that when he got up he vomited about 1/2 of teacup of brain which fell to the floor. Phineas was free of pain; at the boarding house where Gage was being cared for Harlow cleaned Gages wounds by the removal of the small fragments of bone and replaced some of the larger then closed it up it just a wet compress, Gage head wound was not surgically treated but it was left open to drain into the dressing. At one point of time the doctor drained 8 fluid ounce of pus from an abscess under Gages scalp which would otherwise leaked into his brain.
He said that the day of his heart attack he knew something was wrong with him and went to the doctor to get some medication. He thought he would be okay the next day but when he went to a doctor the next morning after trying to sleep the feeling off, the doctor told him he was suffering a massive heart
After different nurses had went in and tried working with this patient I went in. After entering the room I introduced myself to the patient and got straight to the point. I informed the patient that medicine could not be left at bedside it was against the hospital policy. Also I explained that the only medicines administered to him were the ones ordered by his doctor; and some medications that the doctor ordered was multiple dose. I discussed with the patient also that some medicine is not as effective when not taken all at the same time.
Steve begins a crusade to try to change Nathaniel. His lack of knowledge in the mental health field and quick assumption that he can “fix” Nathaniel lead him to a realization, Nathaniel cannot be fixed. “Making a diagnosis isn’t as important as making a connection,” Dr Ragins tells Steve. (57) By forcing Nathaniel into treatment and onto medication, he is only doing what those that hurt Nathaniel before have done. All Steve can do is maintain the trust Nathaniel has in him and simply, but most importantly, be his