A Patient’s Bill of Rights was adopted in 1973 by the American Hospital Association in order to be able to provide effective health care services that are fair to both patient and medical personnel. June was hospitalized for severe anorexia and she initially agreed to have a feeding tube placed to save her life. I am sure her physicians informed her of the pros and cons of the placement of the feeding tube. According to the summary of the Florida Patient’s Bill of Rights and Responsibilities within our textbook “a patient has the right to refuse treatment” (Showalter, p. 272). When she was in her right state of mind she consented to treatment.
The nurse witnessed and reported to the hospital a direct violation of unsafe clinical practices of patient safety by a colleague and the hospital allowed the nurse to continue providing patient care, without consequence. The nurse is responsible, as defined the Code of Ethics, to report to the court the other instances she had recorded of the nurse on trial practicing unsafely. The nurse acting as a witness is also expected to be truthful and honest. If the nurse is questioned whether or not she observed the defendant being unsafe in any other situations, the nurse is required to answer honestly and provide what she observed her colleague doing, as it is her legal duty to the patients for her to provide factual
The patient has a right to decide one’s medical care. One also has a right to know of any side effects of treatments. June needs to be told what may happen without the feeding tube and what can be expected with the feeding tube. June also has a right to have her health information kept confidential, with information given only to those she designates as being allowed to have her health information (Showalter, 2008). It is noted that in the absence of a progressive terminal disease, the feeding tube may be used to prolong life and since the patient is not dying of another cause, discontinuing the feeding tube would imply a desire to cause the patient’s death.
HIPPA is the creation of regulations regarding patient privacy and electronic medical records. The six patient rights and provider responsibilities of HIPPA are, * Consent- written consents must be contained a clause that says the patient agrees to allow the provider to use and disclose his information for treatment, payment, and health care operations. A notice must be attached to the consent form, Notice- the providers obligations are outlined regarding
“Not much is known about the etiology of this disorder, but it appears that this abusive disorder somehow meets a variety of psychological needs for the caregiver” (Hansell and Damour, 2008). It has been verified through statistics that most of the individuals who commit to the actions of Munchausen by Proxy have been victims themselves of Munchausen by Proxy and are also knowledgeable in the medical field. This case study will evaluate Marna. Marna was formerly a nurse before becoming a stay at home mom. She was knowledgeable in the medical field with her nursing skills, although she claimed to have been a registered nurse when she was actually only a learning practical nurse.
Autonomy is the ability to then independently perform actions based on those decisions. Nurse autonomy considers the patients right to decide what is done to his/her body, allowing the patient to determine an acceptable plan of care, and acceptance by the nurse if the patient decides to refuse specific forms of treatment such as intubation and a feeding tube. In this case, it is the nurse’s responsibility to make sure the patient’s family honors the patient’s rights regarding refusal to be put on a
The husband wanted to save his wife, but on the other hand, their children belief that their mom wants a quality of life with dignity. When a nurses engaged such a complex ethical situation, the Ethical Committee resources included multidisciplinary groups that are needed to assist patient and family. Based on statutory law, patients have the right to make a decision to withdraw or withhold any treatment (Blais & Hayes, 2011). In the case study of Marianne, the patient do not have advanced directive on file, therefore, the statutory laws are not against family's decision related to her care. The nurse can only educate and provide information and be the patients' advocate.
The elements of conformed consent are Reasonable alternatives to the proposed intervention, the relevant risks, benefits, and uncertainty’s, the final step is acceptance of the intervention by the patient. I do not believe that Mrs. Sparzas consent was done properly. In the beginning it is mentioned that Mrs. Sparza spoke poor English so an interpreter should have been present when she reviewed and signed the admission paperwork since Their is no mention of her sons ability to speak English. Mrs. Sparza was asked to sign the surgical consent for after she had already been medicated for the procedure which means that she may not have been in the proper state of mind so sign the consent form. The surgery that she was to receive was to here right eye yet the surgical consent form stated that she was to receive surgery on both eyes.
In my nursing class, I learned that doctors cure the sickness and nurses cure the patient. This means that the nurse attends to the physical, mental, and psychosocial aspects in the care of patients. Some days can be demanding on the mind and body, but you can still go home and be grateful of what you have done for someone else. I believe that the core of nursing is love and passion for others. Without this love and passion, why is one in nursing.
According to Shields and Werder (2002) , ‘adequate preparation of the anaesthetic equipment, resources and patient is essential to the provision of safe anaesthetic care.’ When the whole team was ready the patient to be brought down to the anaesthetic room. We sent for her and when she arrived we introduced ourselves and we asked her a few questions such as she is allergic to anything, is she have any internal metal work and the last time they ate and or drink. All her answers didn't raise any concerns. We went through her consent form with her, if this case involved a child we would have their parents there and if it