Assessment Description
DQ1: Discuss the elements to use when assessing mental competency in patients. How could a patient’s decision be affected in situations where the decisions do not appear to make sense?
DQ2: You need to obtain informed consent from your patient who is having an endoscopy procedure. He has a power of attorney but you are unable to obtain it. What steps would you take at this point? What are the potential legal ramifications? Outside of the legal ramifications, describe the importance of obtaining legal informed consent from patients.
Create a 12-15 slide PowerPoint presentation in which you address the ethical and legal application in the following scenario:
Scenario
You are a hospital administrator who has been told by your ICU unit director of a patient in the unit who has suffered serious brain damage from a car accident 2 days ago and is currently intubated. The patient is 45 years old but does not currently meet the criteria for complete brain death as defined by Arizona state legislature “4-1107. Determination of Death and Status; Rules.” The spouse of the patient has consulted with the attending physician. The attending physician informed the spouse that the patient could survive but would likely require life support. Half of the family is insisting that the patient “wouldn’t want to live this way” and the other half is accusing the other family members of wanting to “kill” the patient. Some allegations have been raised about a substantial inheritance for some family members upon the patient’s death. The battle is becoming intense, and it is beginning to disrupt the medical and nursing staff.
PowerPoint Presentation
- Describe the medical care issues involved in this situation.
- Explain which laws and regulations apply to this situation.
- Explain how you would interpret these laws and regulations when making a decision?
- Describe the ethical issues that may arise based on your decision as the administrator.
- Explain how you can ensure appropriate implementation of supporting policies and procedures in order to ensure ethical integrity.
- What policies and procedures would you consider when making your decision? How would you ensure these procedures were followed correctly?
- What resources could you use to support your decision?
Include a title slide, references slide, and speaker notes.
Refer to the resource, “Creating Effective PowerPoint Presentations,” located in the Student Success Center, for additional guidance on completing this assignment in the appropriate style.
While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.
Benchmark Information
This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competency:
MS Health Administration
5.3: Apply professional, ethical, and legal standards of systematic diversity to facilitate operational effectiveness.
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