THE CASE OF MARION AND THE PACEMAKER
POST 1 – JAMEKA CHANDLER
The floor nurses, in this case, were not conducting their responsibilities as health providers and are found to be overstepping their boundaries. Being nurses, they must administer care according to the patient’s wishes. The nurses are also seen to be meddling since the physician agreed to grant the patient’s request. Marion’s daughters acted in the best interest of their mother since they did not want their mother to go through the pain of recovering after surgery. Factors like their mother also influenced Their decision would not be able to go back to the nursing facility after the surgery. When a physician agrees with the wishes of a patient, the nursing staff should accept it. If the nurses do not agree with the decision made by the patients or the physician, they should consult the administration and make their thoughts known but not go directly to the patients or their family members (Pozgar & Santucci, 2016). Some ways that healthcare organizations and physicians can prevent malpractice cases include having clear and open communication according to the principle of autonomy, putting the patient’s needs first and not doing harm.
POST 2 – CARI SZAFRANSKY
In my opinion, the floor nurses were overstepping and by pulling Marion’s daughters aside severally and making the daughters feel like they were making the wrong decisions. The nurses put their needs first opinions first and did not consider Marion’s condition and how the surgery would affect her. By examining the effects of the operation on their mother, Marion’s daughters acted in the best interest of their mother. A physician’s decision when in agreement with the patient’s wishes should be followed and accepted by all the nursing staff (Burkhardt & Nathaniel, 2019). Practices such as not having a patient wait for 20 minutes in the waiting room, patient confidentiality, confirming the identity of a patient before a procedure and conducting teachings to staff helps reduce cases of malpractice in health organizations.
References
Burkhardt, M. A., & Nathaniel, A. K. (2019). Ethics & Issues In Contemporary Nursing – E-Book. Elsevier Health Sciences.
Pozgar, G. D., & Santucci, N. M. (2016). Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration. Jones & Bartlett Publishers.