Nursing Case Study Paper

What Should Be Done: Since the physician was a substitute and did not have a relationship with the mother and daughter, I believe it was ok for him to cooperate with the mother and not disclose her daughter information, but only until her regular physician came back. I think once the patient’s physician returned from out of town, he should have spoken with the mother about informing her daughter about her diagnosis rather than keeping it confidential. This way they can determine how they want to further the daughter’s treatment. Unless the daughter does not want to know any information, then I believe he can just keep it between the mother for now. So, it is best for the physician to understand the patient’s interests on the situation itself.

Why:
In this case, I understand the mother’s concern about the fear of her daughter learning about her condition. Understanding that in some cases when a patient hears about a life-threatening disease, this can cause harm to the patient emotionally, causing them to feel hopeless and live in fear of being overcome by the disease and later result in death. …show more content…
The daughter only has been told that she has some sort of unusual anemia, which could cause her to have mistaken beliefs concerning her condition. With the daughter being diagnosed with acute leukemia, this type of cancer can progress quickly, and if not treated, would probably be fatal within a few months. She needs to be able to discuss with the physician and mom about what she can do for further treatments and her plans. As the physician, he must consider what is in his patient's best interest, not just what is in the decision maker's best interest. So, the physician needs to discuss with the daughter to see if she wants to know about furthering