Case Study Scenario

Week 7 Assignment: Case study paper
Instructions:
Read the scenario below. What is your response to the daughter in the scenario? Write your response as if you were speaking to the daughter directly. Next, explain the reasoning behind your response.
• Paper should be 2 pages
• You are required to use and cite one academic source
• Use current APA Style
• Include a title page and a reference page listing the sources you need
Presenter:
As a nurse, it is your responsibility to ensure that clients understand their rights and to honor those rights while implementing care. They include the rights to respectful, considerate, and competent care; to participate fully in the decision-making process; to accept, refuse, or request modification of the plan of care. Let’s take a look at a situation where a nurse
encounters a conflict between the client’s wishes and those of her family. The nurses has introduced himself, performed hand hygiene, and followed the facilitys protocol for identifying the client.
Scenario:
Nurse: So, Mrs. Lieberman, How are you feeling today?
Client: The pain is unbearable. I just can’t do this anymore.
Nurse: Would you like me to get you some pain medication?
Client: Yes, please. But no more chemotherapy. It’s just too much for me.
Nurse: Well, I talked with Dr. Klein and he told me how you feel.
Daughter: Could I speak with you outside?
Nurse: Yeah.
Nurse: I’m going to go get your pain medication and speak with your daughter, if that’s okay.
Client: Yeah, its okay.
Nurse: Okay.
Nurse and daughter left the room:
Daughter: My mother does not know what she is saying. We have to do everything to save her.
She has to have the chemotherapy

SAMPLE SOLUTION

Case Study Scenario

There are many factors that dictate the quality of care that patients are to receive in any healthcare intervention process. One such factor is the healthcare provider’s collaboration with patient and their care givers. While patients are justified to be part of their healthcare plan in line with the ethical principle of autonomy. Furthermore, every decision made during the healthcare intervention process must demonstrate that it is for the benefit of the patient as it prevents harm and guarantees quality care. This task critically looks at a typical scenario of a patient and care giver who have contrary opinions regarding a healthcare plan. As a nurse, the personal response will be as discussed below. Dear Mrs. Lieberman’s daughter, I appreciate that you are here to help your mother in your capacity as a care giver. I also appreciate that you have a different opinion about your mother’s suggestion to stop the chemotherapy process. Both your suggestions and that of your mum are important. It is good that both of you are part…