
Concept explainers
To discuss:
The role played by the hospital attorney?
Case summary:
The nursing student was experiencing a situation for a time when a patient J, a 15-year-old boy is admitted to the emergency department by the police. The police concluded that the boy swallowed 30 wrapped individual rocks to avoid arrest. The boy refuses to get treated as he denies that he have not possessed any drug, the hospital staffs worried that the boy will not survive if the wrapped cocaine opens up. The hospital attorney told the physician that they can force the treatment if it necessary to save his life. The boy’s mother told that she will sue anyone who touches her boy. The nursing student and her preceptor tried to explain the situation to his mother and calmed down and seemed o understand. The nasogastirc tube is inserted and the bowel preparation solution is sent through the tube. The patient passed out a bag of intact cocaine.
To discuss:
What other team members would be helpful?
Case summary:
The nursing student was experiencing a situation for a time when a patient J, a 15-year-old boy is admitted to the emergency department by the police. The police concluded that the boy swallowed 30 wrapped individual rocks to avoid arrest. The boy refuses to get treated as he denies that he have not possessed any drug, the hospital staffs worried that the boy will not survive if the wrapped cocaine opens up. The hospital attorney told the physician that they can force the treatment if it necessary to save his life. The boy’s mother told that she will sue anyone who touches her boy. The nursing student and her preceptor tried to explain the situation to his mother and calmed down and seemed o understand. The nasogastirc tube is inserted and the bowel preparation solution is sent through the tube. The patient passed out a bag of intact cocaine.
To discuss:
What needs to change to improve quality in this setting?
Case summary:
The nursing student was experiencing a situation for a time when a patient J, a 15-year-old boy is admitted to the emergency department by the police. The police concluded that the boy swallowed 30 wrapped individual rocks to avoid arrest. The boy refuses to get treated as he denies that he have not possessed any drug, the hospital staffs worried that the boy will not survive if the wrapped cocaine opens up. The hospital attorney told the physician that they can force the treatment if it necessary to save his life. The boy’s mother told that she will sue anyone who touches her boy. The nursing student and her preceptor tried to explain the situation to his mother and calmed down and seemed o understand. The nasogastirc tube is inserted and the bowel preparation solution is sent through the tube. The patient passed out a bag of intact cocaine.

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