Chapter 1.2, Problem 2E

Topic: Angina & Myocardial Infarction - describe important details about the health problem or condition - describe various care measures (such as medical treatment, safety measures, or spiritual care, etc) to a person who has that condition

ID:  Katya is a 28-year old from Kharkiv, Ukraine. Police:  Patient was caught in a brothel & they think she is the Madame running the place.  There were 2 other buildings with brothels nearby which were also caught in the undercover sting operation.  A man is with her, who claims to be her uncle.  The patient looked like she was about to faint, so she was brought to the ER. Social Work:  Patient came to NYC to study at Columbia University. She escaped the bombing in Kharkiv, to Kiev.  But then she decided to study in the US since the war did not stop.  She went on a date with a Russian-speaking man she met at the supermarket, since he also had been born in Kharkiv.  At the end of their date, he walked her into an alley & took her to dimly lit hotel to meet more "friends."  They turned out to be to a group of men who stole her passport & she became trapped in a Russian- & Eastern European-speaking underworld in NYC.  They put her in charge of 3 hideaway homes filled…

Explain the policies necessary for a patient to initiate or terminate medical treatment. Include what the physicians policies may be regarding the termination of the treatment with the patient.