Once you are finished, please summarize the answeres to the following the case study into
one paper and let it be free of Turnitin score. Use the provided document for aide in answering question 4 below.
Case study:
Jimmy is a 20-year-old college student, who has had issues
with drug addiction and is admitted to your unit for additional chemotherapy.
Jimmy was diagnosed with leukemia 5 years earlier and has had several courses
of chemo. He is currently in an acute active phase of the disease though he had
enjoyed an 18-month remission phase prior to this admission. His parents, who
accompany him to the hospital, are divided as to the benefits of additional chemotherapy.
His mother is adamant that she will sign the informed consent form for this
course of therapy and his father is equally adamant that he will refuse to sign
the informed consent form because “Jimmy has suffered enough”. No one wants
Jimmy to know how poor his prognosis is. You are his primary nurse and must
assist in somehow resolving this impasse.
Identify what you do about the
informed consent form?
Discuss the legalities of who signs
it and why?
Discuss the ethical principles that
will need to be considered in this case and explain your role as the nurse, in
ensuring that each specific principle is respected.
Using the Ethical Decision-Making
Model as outlined in the following pages, go through each step and summarize
your thoughts and reasoning when solving the case study.
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