Problem Solving Exercise Assignment PDF
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Problem Solving Exercise
INTRODUCTIONProblem solving skills are those which lacks soft skill, these skills help individual tounderstand and phrase problem which person is trying to solve. Every problem solving processesstart with recognising the problem (Felin & Zenger, 2014). Main focus of this assignment will beon legal and ethical decision making and how it helps to healthcare to solve the problems relatedto patients. MAIN BODYJenny and her daughter Jillian had accident which caused brain injury due to that theyboth lost a lot of blood. They were taken to the hospital in unconscious state and received urgentblood transfusion. When nurse RN Huang checked Mrs Kim's purse to check about next of kinbut they found “No Blood” card. Dr Frank informed to Jenny's husband Anthony and explainedabout patients condition. Then Jenny's husband told about “No Blood” card that they do notreceive blood from others as they were devout Jehovah's Witnesses and this community peopledo not believe in taking blood from another person because they that it is against their religion.Doctor made it clear that without blood transfusion they may not able to survive but Anthonysaid that if Jenny will receive blood from other person, she may not able to enter in the heavenand which will be worse than death. Jenny's brother who was not in the contact due to fight overreligion and does not wanted enter in their private matter. As Anthony's brother told to theirsister and sister called to nurse to ask about patients condition by nurse was not sure whether thisinformation has to discuss with the Anthony's sister. Decision making: Every individual has legal right to take their decision related to ownhealthcare. Protecting these right needs advance planning and thinking. Personal matters whichare related to health, key planning tool is a type of healthcare advance directive that involves willof living and also healthcare power of attorney. Legal tools help to direct and healthcaredecisions according to individual's wishes until person is no longer has capability to takedecision for their own health care and treatment. Healthcare advance directives has to indicatethe profound discussion between people close to that person and particular person aboutindividual's belief and values, preferences & priorities during sincere illness (Schoenfeld, 2014).As per the case patients were not able to make their own decision but when doctors discussedwith their family, and they were refused to take blood transfusion from another person. 1
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