Jimmy Chang, a 20 yr old college student, is admitted to your institution for additioanl chemotherapy. Jimmy was diagnosed with leukemia five years earlier and has had several courses of chemotherapy. He is currently in acute active phase of the disease, though he enjoyed a 14-month remission phase prior to this admission. His parents, who accompany him to the hospital, are divided as to the benefits of additional chemotherapy. His mother is adamant that she will sign the informed consent form for this course of therapy, and his father is equally adamant that he will refuse to sign the informed consent form becasue "Jimmy has sufered enough". You are his primary nurse and must assist in somehow resolving this impasse. What do you do about the informed consent form? Who signs and why? Using the MORAL model, decide the best course of action for Jimmy from an ethical perspective. Did you come to the same conclusion using both ethical and legal approach?
Jimmy Chang, a 20 yr old college student, is admitted to your institution for additioanl chemotherapy. Jimmy was diagnosed with leukemia five years earlier and has had several courses of chemotherapy. He is currently in acute active phase of the disease, though he enjoyed a 14-month remission phase prior to this admission. His parents, who accompany him to the hospital, are divided as to the benefits of additional chemotherapy. His mother is adamant that she will sign the informed consent form for this course of therapy, and his father is equally adamant that he will refuse to sign the informed consent form becasue "Jimmy has sufered enough". You are his primary nurse and must assist in somehow resolving this impasse. What do you do about the informed consent form? Who signs and why?
Using the MORAL model, decide the best course of action for Jimmy from an ethical perspective. Did you come to the same conclusion using both ethical and legal approach?
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