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Legal And Professional Issues In Nursing

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Added on  2023-01-05

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This presentation discusses the legal and professional issues in nursing, specifically focusing on a healthcare scenario involving a Jehovah Witness patient. It explores the dilemma faced by the healthcare team and the legal considerations in such situations. The presentation also discusses the litigation of the case and provides a personal viewpoint on the matter.

Legal And Professional Issues In Nursing

   Added on 2023-01-05

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Patient description: A pregnant woman in her second trimester
complaining of nosebleeds, dizziness, fatigue, headache and
shortness of breath.
Religious Orientation: Jehovah Witness
Diagnosis: severe aplastic anemia
Proposed treatment: Urgent blood transfusion
Competency: Weak and unconscious (incapacitated)
Healthcare Scenario
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The husband refuses blood transfusion
The brother advocates for blood transfusion
Written documentation by the woman indicting refusal is
unavailable at that time
As a matter of necessity to save life, the clinical team decides
to perform the blood transfusion
The woman dies later
The husband sued the hospital on arguments that the hospital
violated the woman's dignity
Healthcare scenario Continued...
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