Search Results - "Complex Ethics Consultations"

Maternal–fetal surgery and the “profoundest question in ethics” by Bliton, Mark J.

“…NarrativeI am thinking about Rebecca, her mother, and her fetus. For several years now, I have periodically found myself remembering our last encounter…”
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You're the ethicist; I'm just the surgeon by DeMarco, Joseph P., Ford, Paul J.

“…Case narrativeWe did not know what a long day it would be when we first received the call. Joe DeMarco, a visiting scholar from a state university's department…”
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One way out: destination therapy by default by Chang, Alice, Dudzinski, Denise M.

“…Case narrativeA year before Rose was admitted, Alice (the heart transplant social worker and a clinical ethics consultant) and her team invited Denise (chief…”
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Intra-operative exposure to sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: to disclose or not to disclose by Potash, Joel

“…Case narrativeAs senior ethics consultant on-call for the month, I received a telephone call from a hospital administrator requesting the opinion of the ethics…”
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Haunted by a good outcome: the case of Sister Jane by Agich, George J.

“…Case narrativeThe patient, whom I will call Sister Jane, is a 70-year-old Roman Catholic nun with a living will and power of attorney for health care naming…”
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Listening to the husband by Bernal, Ellen W.

“…Case narrativeAn ethics consultation request with haunting features occurred at a Catholic hospital where I was on staff. I had collaborated with the chair of…”
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Is a broken jaw a terminal condition? by Finder, Stuart G.

“…Case narrativeThe request for ethics consultation came from the trauma unit charge nurse on a Friday afternoon. My secretary, using the “Request for…”
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When a baby dies in pain by McCormick, Thomas R., Woodrum, David

“…Case narrativeBaby Zelda was delivered by C-section at 25 weeks of gestation to an 18-yearold first-time mother. The pregnancy was complicated by a maternal…”
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When the patient refuses to eat by Craig, Debra, Winslow, Gerald R.

“…The fundamental dynamics of this haunting case began long before the late-June day when the patient presented to our hospital for the first time. Perhaps they…”
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But how can we choose? by Zaner, Richard M.

“…Case narrativeI had been at the medical center only a short time when I was asked by one of the physicians in the maternal–fetal unit to consult on what was…”
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Ulysses contract by Daly, Barbara J., Griggins, Cynthia

“…Case narrativeJimmy was a 24-year-old man who experienced a spinal cord injury at C-3 from a gunshot wound during a drug deal two years ago, resulting in…”
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The sound of chains by Spike, Jeffrey

“…Case narrativeIt was an anomalous case from beginning to end. The request came from social work, which is not strange in and of itself. It was the nature of…”
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Who's that sleeping in my bed? An institutional response to an organizational ethics problem by Pullman, Daryl, Singleton, Pullman Rick, Templeton, Janet

“…Case narrativeMr. Wiggins, 78, was admitted to our hospital for treatment of a stroke. His deficits included complete left-side weakness and slurred speech…”
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Introduction: Live and learn: courage, honesty, and vulnerability by Ford, Paul J.

“…Introductory commentsThe cases in this volume exemplify a rich cross-section of consultation experiences from which we can learn. The authors tell stories and…”
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Quality of life – and of ethics consultation – in the NICU by Macauley, Robert C., Orr, Robert R.

“…Case narrativeOne Sunday afternoon, the on-call ethicist (one of the co-authors) received a consultation request from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)…”
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Altruistic organ donation: Credible? Acceptable? by Miller, Ronald B.

“…Case narrativeMrs. Alberta “Allie” Truistic, a married mother of a 10-year-old and a 12-year-old, offered to donate a kidney to any patient with end-stage…”
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Why do we have to discharge this patient? by Shannon, Sarah E.

“…Case narrativeAt this medium-sized urban hospital, the chair of the ethics committee usually responded to requests for ethics consultations by either…”
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Conclusions, educational activities, and references by Dudzinski, Denise M., Ford, Paul J.

“…Concluding commentsMicah Hester, reflecting on the case he presented in this book, eloquently articulates the notion of haunting presented throughout this…”
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Amputate my arm, please. I don't want it anymore by Dudzinski, Denise M.

“…Case narrativeI learned about Cindy during my routine attendance at multidisciplinary rounds. By attending rounds, I try to assist with emerging ethical issues…”
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Suffering as God's will by Ohnsorge, Kathrin, Ford, Paul J.

“…Case narrativeThe clinical ethics consultation service received a telephone call from Dr. Cedar, an attending hospitalist. He briefly explained that Mr…”
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