Chapter 2, Problem 2.8.1C

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…

If a patient or loved one has made it very clear that they do not want any extraordinary life saving measures and have signed a DNR, do you feel there is any reason for a doctor or family member to ignore it and do whatever it takes to save their life if they can be saved? Please explain your answer.

Mike a newly hired nurse, still on rotation is being assigned to different nursing units as a way of getting him exposed to different areas before he finally be assigned a specific nursing unit. He was an outgoing “NOC” or night duty nurse in ICU (Intensive Care Unit) Right as he was on his way to go home he learned that the mayor of the city where he worked was rushed in due to massive heart attack. Mike decided to stay and volunteered to help for at least two to three hours until most of the patients were attended to and settled. Mike was tired, hungry and sleepy but for him it was alright after all he wanted to impress the charge nurse so he will be chosen to work in ICU which was what he really wanted to do since childhood.   Applying the “Law of universality” what does Kant say about what Mike did? -staying late and volunteering to help? Can it become a universal law or not? (2pts) Explain your answer. 3pts     2. How would you evaluate Mike’s behavior in relation to Kant’s…

TELEPHONE TRIAGE Scenario: You are the MOA in a busy family practice. The following calls come in to your office. For each situation, respond in the most appropriate manner. How would you handle each call?  If it is for your physician, do you put the call through? Do you take a message? Can you handle the call yourself? Provide a brief explanation for each example. "Hello, I would like to make an appointment to see the doctor. I am having some chest pain, and find it a bit hard to breathe.”

Health information management compliance

Write a note on Clearance of Drugs from the body? Please write at your own easy words.

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Morphine is to be administered intravenously. Discuss the nursing care and observations the Enrolled Nurse needs to provide to the person receiving morphine. (easy and simple)

Social Factors That Influence the Patient Doctor Relationship