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A 3 page paper discussing the case of Mr. S, who had been admitted to the Emergency Department after suffering a fall. The physician on duty took inappropriate action and the patient died. The nurse on duty knew the details of the case and heard the physican lie to Mrs. S. The paper quotes ANA Code of Ethics, sections 3.4 and 35, to determine how Bill should proceed. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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3 pages (~225 words per page)
File: CC6_KSnursEthIncom.rtf
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emergency department (ED) nurse on duty at the time that Mr. S., 52, arrived after a fall from a ladder. "He had suffered a minor head injury, a twisted
ankle, and a badly bruised arm." He had a history of asthma and heavy smoking. Bill placed Mr. S. on two liters of oxygen and called the ED
physician. The physician hurriedly examined Mr. S., when he "decided to perform an emergency tracheostomy." During the procedure, the physician severed a major blood vessel. Mr. S
hemorrhaged profusely; the physician was able to insert the endotracheal tube after 6 minutes. Mr. S was transferred to medical intensive care "but
remained cyanotic and had great difficulty breathing ... Mr S. never regained consciousness and died 3 days later. His death was due to respiratory failure and not to the injuries
sustained in his fall," but the physician told Mrs. S. that her husband had died as a result of respiratory failure resulting from the fall. Ethical Response
The key ethical principle involved in this case is that stated in the American Nurses Associations Code of Ethics (2001) as Provision 3. That provision
states, "The nurse promotes, advocates for, and strives to protect the health, safety and rights of the patient" (Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements, 2001).
Sections 3.4, "Standards and review mechanisms," and 3.5, "Acting on questionable practice," directly relate to the case of Mr. S. and provide Bill with the course
of action he should pursue. Section 3.4 specifically states, "Nurses must bring forward difficult issues related to patient care and/or institutional constraints upon
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