Bi. How would you explain the term 'confidentiality' to Hannah? It is Hannah’s right to make decisions for herself and choose whether to take her medication or not. In this case from the information given it could be detrimental to her health as through Hannah not taking her prescribed medication she may be at risk of harm and therefore I would need to pass the information on to my Manager to ensure Hannah's wellbeing. It is Hannah’s choice who she shares information with and I would give her my assurance that the information would not be shared with her daughter.
Kjell Asplund and Mona Britton, authors of Ethics of life support in patients with severe stroke, argue that there is a specific protocol that should be followed in order to deal with the multitude of ethical complications coma patients introduce. I disagree with this argument, because I think that the quantification of one’s life is an inhumane and ineffective method of treating patients. As an idealistic student aspiring to pursue allopathic medicine, I believe that the field I immerse myself in should not be an environment bogged down with impediments to moral action. Instead of a rigid method, I think that a case-by-case method remains the most appropriate action for patients with severe brain malfunctions. Before we delve into the moral implications surrounding care for stroke patients, it is important to understand what a stroke is.
during a lingering illness. However, if the patient does not desire to use these medications due to not wanting to become “addicted”, feeling “out of it” or for other reasons, the nurse needs to respect the patient’s decision. It is the nurse’s duty to make sure the patient has been accurately informed of treatment options including side effects, common misperceptions, etc. but to not sway the patient’s decisions for treatment based on his/her own beliefs. A nurse may personally feel that a patient who is dying of cancer should utilize any and all pain management options available to them, however, if the patient does not wish to use pain medications because he/she feels “out of it” or is afraid of becoming “addicted”, the nurse needs to respect that patient’s choice.
The emotional distress and other pressures inherent in situations in which patients are approaching the end of their life sometimes lead to misunderstandings and conflict between doctors and patients and those close to them, or between members of the healthcare team. However, this can usually be avoided through early, sensitive discussion and planning about how best to manage the patient’s care. Advanced care planning (ACP) is a process of discussion between an individual and his/her care provider. It is to make clear a person’s wishes in anticipation of a deteriorisation in their condition in the future, with associated loss of capacity to make decisions or communicate wishes to others. It only comes into effect if and when a person has lost such capacity.
Someone working for us that has a Building background wouldn’t suit the purpose of the job and therefore the arrangement is wrong. A medical professional from outside that we support our clients to visit them for medical reason have to be appropriate to the nature of the medical issue in hand and need to be able to support the individual but also be able to communicate with us the people who care for them what is best required for that individual so that we can help them and educate them to understand what they need to do or what we may need to do to support them. B) Likely to be effective in establishing and maintaining relationships Joining a partnership with staffing agencies is also proven to be valuable. Holiday entitlements and Sickness leave occurs all year round and having a strong relationship and understanding with an agency that could help you could be invaluable to you. Special treatments, discounts etc may also be used when forming
Being able to have this choice allows the patient to maintain some control over their devastating situation. People have different opinions and the quality of life is a very personal one. When a health care professional tries to convince a patient to live they are acting as if they are their parent's telling them what to do. Patients usually trust their physicians and what they say can be wrong and persuasive. Physicians do not like to admit when they cannot diagnose something or fix a problem.
The purpose of this paper is to discuss that as a patient’s life deteriorates care is no longer able to improve a patient’s quality of life but their projected outcome is thought to be a continued degeneration. It is further considered to be in the best interest of the patient and their family to terminate active care. Also, ethical issues need to be addressed concerning what is right for the patient and how making decisions on withdrawing care affects nursing. As stated in Hickey and Montgomery (2009) “with the continued growth of technology, it is difficult to determine if the patient ‘truly benefits’ from such advances”. “Truly benefits” will be used to mean the patient will, in time, have an improved quality of life (Hickey and Montgomery, 2009).
In nursing we approach problems with the understanding of advocating for our patients’ rights, benevolence and non-maleficence. However there are consequences when we analyze own our values of what we would want or believe to be religiously valuable. The benefits of assisting the patient in what they want outweigh the risks of not assisting them. Health care providers must provide a service in which the patient seeks to be beneficial to them. History has proven that people want assistance in ending their life because their quality of life is no longer viable.
Also I would want to be in the healthiest condition possible. Also I just don’t find it fair for everyone to know what’s wrong with ME except ME. Family matters also get caught up in this matters such as could they get it. If I had a disease like cancer for example, then I would want to find out if any other relatives have it. Because the last thing I would want to happen when I have a terminal disease is lose someone I care about.
I wish to be as independent as possible for as long as possible, but I hope not to insist on independence at the cost of isolating me from others. I believe people have the right to choose how they live even as they are dying. I believe in allowing others to serve or give the gift of service as they provide physical and emotional care to those in need of that support. Given my personal desires, it may be hard for me to accept someone else’s decision such as Mrs. Thomas’ to isolate one’s self and not reach out for support from those who are willing to be there for them. I anticipate it would be hard for me to stand by and watch someone choose to be alone and walk through this difficult time alone.