Ethical Dilemmas: Case Study

A1. In the given scenario there are multiple ethical dilemmas, but I will only focus on three of them in this essay. The first ethical dilemma I noticed is that there is no advanced directive on file. Jamilah the patient only knows Basic English, so she is unable to fully communicate with the physicians regarding her medical care. The physicians are doing what they can to treat her medical conditions without an advanced directive on file but without her history and inability to communicate it, they are struggling.
The second ethical dilemma is the fact that there is no release of medical information on file and the hospital released confidential information to Jamilah’s children without it. The youngest son is the emergency contact on file with the extended care facility, but this does not give authorization to release medical information to the patient’s son. There is no mention of the extended care facility having a signed release of medical information for Jamilah’s children on file.
The third ethical dilemma I will discuss in this essay is the Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order. Jamilah’s youngest son informed the care team that he is the decision maker, and he wants his mother to have a DNR or order with no intervention of any kind other than comfort care. This alone can be an ethical
Compare ONE of the other courses of action from part A2 with your proposed course of action. The second course of action would be a patient/family conference to discuss the patients care plan and determine how it will benefit the patient. This will allow the entire family to openly express their thoughts and concerns. It will also allow Jamilah to have a voice, and to express her desires as the patient. In both courses of action you have the opinions of others. In the conferences all the pros and cons will be considered and discussed among the patient, family and medical care team. In both courses of action the patients’ wellbeing is the center of the