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The Case of Pat: Unprepared to Talk About Dying

The Case of Pat: Unprepared to Talk About Dying

Pat B. had never talked with her father about dying. Even when he was older and had remarried after her ...
The Case of Nancy Cruzan

The Case of Nancy Cruzan

A thirty-year-old accident victim suffered lack of oxygen to her brain for six to twenty minutes. She was in a ...
After the Heart Attack - Sister Rosemary Flanigan, PhD

After the Heart Attack – Sister Rosemary Flanigan, PhD

In early 2012, at age 85, Dr. Rosemary Flanigan suffered and survived a heart attack. Fifteen years earlier, Dr. Flanigan ...
The Case of Helga Wanglie – Futile Treatment

The Case of Helga Wanglie – Futile Treatment

Does the suggestion of withdrawal of life-sustaining technologies reflect moral decay in our culture? ...
The Case of Freda: Nursing Staff in Moral Distress When Patient’s Wishes Not Followed

The Case of Freda: Nursing Staff in Moral Distress When Patient’s Wishes Not Followed

Freda is a thirty-two-year-old woman in an advanced fixed stage of multiple sclerosis. Freda's inability to swallow has caused her ...
The Case of Claire Conroy

The Case of Claire Conroy

Must Patients Always Be Given Food and Water? An eighty-four-year-old non-ambulatory nursing home patient was confined to semi-fetal condition with ...
Case Study – Our Pregnant Daughter Didn’t Want This.

Case Study – Our Pregnant Daughter Didn’t Want This.

Is a healthcare directive legally in effect if the patient is pregnant? ...
Case Study – My Patient’s Dying

Case Study – My Patient’s Dying

I had never seen it before. I had no experience on which to base my unsettling suspicions. Who is responsible for ...
Case Study – Mr. Jay’s Case

Case Study – Mr. Jay’s Case

Mr. Jay told his doctor he would prefer that resuscitation not even be attempted. Will paramedics know about Mr. Jay's ...
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