Withholding Information at the Request of the Family
In your initial post, make the case if it is ethical or not ethical to withhold the diagnosis from Mrs. Liu at the request of Mrs. Liu’s family, incorporating and citing ideas from the Week 3 Beauchamp and Childress (2019) required reading on the disclosure of information to patients. Does mandated reporting to the public health department impact your decision?
professional workbook
Consider the following points:
What are the ethical dilemmas identified in this scenario related to Ms B’s care and treatment?
What could go wrong with the approach taken by the medical intern who has inadvertently disclosed Ms B’s diagnosis and why?
What role can the nurse, Susan, play in resolving the ethical dilemmas that have arisen around the possibility of disclosing Ms B’s new health information?
Q4a) 10 Marks
What do the terms aggressive and assertive communicator mean?support your answer with evidence.
Q4b) 5 Marks
Your Practice Assessor asks you to undertake a skill which is outside of your scope of practice.
What is the specific guidance from your discipline (NMC, 2018) around this?
Q4c) 5 Marks
What should you do if something goes wrong whilst you are on clinical placement?
What is the specific guidance from your discipline (NMC) around this?
Q4d) – Associated task 10 Marks
Whilst out on placement, you are attending a patient/relative who is becoming increasingly angry.
Using evidence, discuss how you will deal with this situation?
Approx. 300 words in this section
References
Answer the three assignment questions for each diagnosis/pathology provided below.
Use your research and readings to complete the assignment:
Diagnosis/Pathology
* Cerebral Hemorrhage
* Parotid Tumor
* Lumbar HNP
* Cervical Trauma
Assignment Questions (Questions carry 1 point each, each topic/diagnosis carry 3 points (Total 12 points) Answer every question with as much detail as possible (at least one paragraph per topic) and in your own words.
Which scanning protocol (specify the CT study name e.g head, c-spine, Facial bones, etc)would you use and how will you prepare and position the patient for this study?
Provide the area of scan (what anatomy to what anatomy), slice thickness, and windowing methods used for this study?
Find a CT image (from the internet or other resources with citation) for this diagnosis and attach it to the category.
