Fundamentals of Nursing
Fundamentals of Nursing
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ISBN: 9781451185614
Author: Carol Taylor PhD MSN RN, Carol Lillis MSN RN, Pamela Lynn MSN RN
Publisher: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS+WILKINS
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Chapter 27, Problem 3RP
Summary Introduction

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What factors do you think may have played a role in the physician’s answer?

Case summary:

The nursing student is assigned to give care for a 65-year-old patient Mr. L who is at the end stage of lung cancer. Mr. L’s daughter who is living in the United States had brought him from China to get treatment here. But, Mr. L did not respond to the treatment and all the health care professional believed to withdraw life-care support has it would be the best for him. The daughter did not accept the health care team’s decision and suggested for acupuncture treatment, but the physician did not acknowledge for it.

Summary Introduction

To discuss:

What if instead of the student nurse, if the head nurse had approached the physician to allow the acupuncturist to visit. Will the physician answer would be the same as it when the head nurse confronted him, explain why or why not?

Case summary:

The nursing student is assigned to give care for a 65-year-old patient Mr. L who is at the end stage of lung cancer. Mr. L’s daughter who is living in the United States had brought him from China to get treatment here. But, Mr. L did not respond to the treatment and all the health care professional believed to withdraw life-care support has it would be the best for him. The daughter did not accept the health care team’s decision and suggested for acupuncture treatment, but the physician did not acknowledge for it.

Summary Introduction

To discuss:

The competencies needed by the student nurse to develop to get the team to work well together?

Case summary:

The nursing student is assigned to give care for a 65-year-old patient Mr. L who is at the end stage of lung cancer. Mr. L’s daughter who is living in the United States had brought him from China to get treatment here. But, Mr. L did not respond to the treatment and all the health care professional believed to withdraw life-care support has it would be the best for him. The daughter did not accept the health care team’s decision and suggested for acupuncture treatment, but the physician did not acknowledge for it.

Summary Introduction

To discuss:

The change needed to improve quality in this setting?

Case summary:

The nursing student is assigned to give care for a 65-year-old patient Mr. L who is at the end stage of lung cancer. Mr. L’s daughter who is living in the United States had brought him from China to get treatment here. But, Mr. L did not respond to the treatment and all the health care professional believed to withdraw life-care support has it would be the best for him. The daughter did not accept the health care team’s decision and suggested for acupuncture treatment, but the physician did not acknowledge for it.

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