Physician-Assisted Suicide Case Study

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D-According to the patient, she is stable at her current dose. She appears to be surprised about her dose. The patient had thought she was receiving 39mgs, not aware about her decrease to 33mgs. The patient then informed this writer that she had completed the dose change request form and spoke with Nursing regarding to the decrease and is pleased that she had actually gotten her request. The patient denies any withdrawal or cravings. Furthermore, the patient talked about her family and traumatic events of the death of her mother and grandchild by SIDS. This writer discussed with the patient about she had handled the grieving process and her coping skills. In addition, this writer asked the patient as to what she is doing to address her recovery process to prevent from engaging with any illicit drugs and the patient mentioned about enrolling at gym and also, participating in yoga. …show more content…
She is aware about reporting her prescription to Nursing once her Rx script is about to be expired. At this time, the patient was in fact struggling with self-esteem, but is no longer a struggle

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