Tag / competency
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End of Life: Treatment Redirection
What is the role of treatment direction in end-of-life care?
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The Case of Russell: Adults with Disabilities as Essential Partners in Their Healthcare
The Case of Russell: Adults with Disabilities as Essential Partners in Their Healthcare The following is an account of how one young man, born with a disability, took control over his own health care decision making. Don Reynolds, JD, was Director of Special Projects, Midwest Bioethics Center, Kansas City, Missouri.
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The Case of Ginger: Autism and Blood Cancer Treatments
Case Study – The Case of Ginger – Autism and Blood Cancer Treatments A 30-year-old woman, “Ginger,” is in the clinic, having been diagnosed several years ago with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS, a blood disorder). There is a high chance that the disease will progress to acute myeloid leukemia (AML), with lower chance of survival, so…
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The Case of Freda: Nursing Staff in Moral Distress When Patient’s Wishes Not Followed
Case Study – The Case of Freda Freda is a thirty-two-year-old woman in an advanced fixed stage of multiple sclerosis. She is no longer able to move independently or feed herself. She is able to speak with great difficulty. Her decisional capacity is intact. Freda’s inability to swallow has caused her to lose weight to…
