Mr. Jo is a 46yo, male, NKDA, FC who recently had a CABG. His PMHx is CAD, HTN, and HLD. He is a Jehovah Witness, and is single. His brother who does not share his brother’s faith is his POA. Mr. Jo made it through the case fairly well. His Hgb is 6.0 and he does not want any blood products due to his religion. He, however is looking worse and is having trouble breathing. His nurse and his doctor inform him that he should stay in bed. His issues with breathing are probably due to his low Hgb and they would be rechecking his labs in the morning.
The next day Mr. Jo has taken a turn for the worse. His Hgb is 3.2, and he ended up being intubated through the night, and is on a lot of different IV medications to keep his blood pressure up. His brother the POA wants him to receive blood because he thinks at this point Mr. Jo would want the blood. The doctor wants to know what you think. …show more content…
The nurse promotes, advocates for, and strives to protect the health, safety, and rights of the patient. You tell the Dr. that that the brother did not want this, and refuse to give any blood. You cannot give the blood to the patient because it is in violation of the rights of the patient. He has a living will that indicates that he would rather die than receive a blood transfusion. The patient does in fact die and the brother threatens a law suit.
Not only are case studies more enjoyable to nursing students, they are more memorable. Teaching through stories is one of the oldest forms of teaching there is. It also happens to be one of the best ways to teach critical thinking, and impose ethical dilemmas. According to, Majeed (2014) “Undergraduate nursing students find interactive case discussions more enjoyable and educationally stimulating than
The next day Mr. Jo has taken a turn for the worse. His Hgb is 3.2, and he ended up being intubated through the night, and is on a lot of different IV medications to keep his blood pressure up. His brother the POA wants him to receive blood because he thinks at this point Mr. Jo would want the blood. The doctor wants to know what you think. …show more content…
The nurse promotes, advocates for, and strives to protect the health, safety, and rights of the patient. You tell the Dr. that that the brother did not want this, and refuse to give any blood. You cannot give the blood to the patient because it is in violation of the rights of the patient. He has a living will that indicates that he would rather die than receive a blood transfusion. The patient does in fact die and the brother threatens a law suit.
Not only are case studies more enjoyable to nursing students, they are more memorable. Teaching through stories is one of the oldest forms of teaching there is. It also happens to be one of the best ways to teach critical thinking, and impose ethical dilemmas. According to, Majeed (2014) “Undergraduate nursing students find interactive case discussions more enjoyable and educationally stimulating than