Summary HSM 542 Week 2, You Decide (Identification, Information, Communication, Decision)

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You iDecide i– iEthics iCommitteei

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Keller iSchool iof iManagement

Health iRights iand iResponsibilities i/ iHSM i– i542 i/ i66658

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Identification

The icase ibefore ithe iethics icommittee iof iMarion iGeneral iHospital iis iof iMargie iWhitson, ia

95 iyear iold iwoman ithat iis irequesting ito ihave iher ipacemaker ideactivated iand iallowed ito idie. iMrs.
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Whitson ibelieves ithat ithe ipacemaker iis idelaying iher ipassing iand ifeels ithere iis ino ilonger ia ineed ifor
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i the idelay. iShe ihas ireached ithis iconclusion iafter ia ivery itrying i5 iyears iwith ithe ideath iof iher

i husband iEarl iof i68 iyears iand ithe ivery irecent ideath iof iher i73 iyear iold ison iWilliam. iMrs.

Whitson’s ihealth ihas ialso ibe ideclining iand ishe ihas ino iother iliving irelatives. iShe iis i100% ireliant

i on ithe ipacemaker ifor isurvival. iHer icardiologist iDr. iVijay ihas irefused iher irequest ito ihave ithe

i pacemaker ideactivated iciting ithat iit igoes iagainst iwhat iis idone iin imedicine iby isaving ilives inot

i ending ilives. iRegardless iof ithe idoctor’s iposition, iMrs. iWhitson iis idetermined ito imove iforward

i with iher idecision ito ihave ithe ipacemaker ideactivated. iTherefore ithe isocial iworker iJane iRobinson

i of iGolden iOaks ihas idecided ito ihave iher icase ireviewed iby ithis icommittee. iIt iis ithe irole iof ithe

i physicians, inursing istaff iand isocial iworkers ito iensure ithat iMrs. iWhitson’s iquality iof ilife iis

i preserved iand ishe iis ireceiving ithe iabsolute ibest icare. iIt iis iwithin iMrs. iWhitson’s irights ito irefuse

i medical icare ihowever iwe ihave ithe imoral iresponsibility ito iensure ithat ithere iwe iare inot iinflicting

i harm, iare ibeing ifair iand irespectful iof ithe ipatient’s irights. iIt iis ithe irole iof ithe iethics icommittee

i along iwith ithe imedical istaff iand isocial iworkers ito inon-maleficence iis inot ioccurring iwhile ibeing

i respectful iand imindful ithe idecisions iMrs. iWhitson ihas ithe iright ito imake iin iher iongoing icare. iIt iis

also iimportant ito iconsider iall iof ithe irisks iand ibenefits ithat iare iassociated ithe ihonoring iMrs.
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Whitson’s irequest ito iremove iher ipacemaker.



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