Topic: End of Life Care. A patient with a terminal illness (stage IV lung cancer) presented to the emergency department in respiratory distress. The patient had a DNR status, but thier family strongly disagreed and wanted everything done to prolong their life. The patient ended up being intubated and sent to the ICU. Ethical dilemma: Balancing patient autonomy with the family’s wishes and the nurses’s duty to provide care. Framework model used for decision making. Two resolutions to the dilemma are summarized and the process for using is explained; references required.
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