You are an administrator in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The Physician approaches you for assistance with her patient Mr. Jones and Mr. Jones’ family. The Physician explains that Mr. Jones no longer requires the level of care that isprovided in the ICU and wants to transfer Mr. Jones to an acute medical unit. Jones is ‘incapable’ so his daughter is making treatment decisions on his behalf. Jones’ does not have a Power of Attorney for Personal Care, his spouse passedaway many years ago, and is daughter ranks next on the substitute decision-makerhierarchy. The issue that the Physician is facing is that Mr. Jones’ daughter does not want her father transferred out of the ICU and is telling the Physician and the staff that she doesnot give her consent for him to be transferred. Question: Using your critical thinking skills and what you’ve learned about the Health Care Consent Act, what advice do you give the Physician in this case? Explain your rationale.

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Phlebotomy Essentials

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You are an administrator in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The Physician approaches you for assistance with her patient Mr. Jones and Mr. Jones’ family.

The Physician explains that Mr. Jones no longer requires the level of care that is

provided in the ICU and wants to transfer Mr. Jones to an acute medical unit.

Jones is ‘incapable’ so his daughter is making treatment decisions on his behalf.
Jones’ does not have a Power of Attorney for Personal Care, his spouse passed

away many years ago, and is daughter ranks next on the substitute decision-maker

hierarchy.

The issue that the Physician is facing is that Mr. Jones’ daughter does not want her

father transferred out of the ICU and is telling the Physician and the staff that she does

not give her consent for him to be transferred.

Question:

Using your critical thinking skills and what you’ve learned about the Health Care Consent Act, what advice do you give the Physician in this case? Explain your rationale.

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