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SKILL BUILDING IN
ETHICS CASE CONSULTATION
Case 1: Jacques Jones
Single ethics consultation model
This case involves a
patient who has had a stroke and has difficulty at this time speaking for
herself in making her medical decisions. Due to swallowing difficulties, her
physicians are strongly recommending placing a tube to deliver artificial
nutrition and hydration (a PEG tube). The Case Outline below will tell you
more about the situation.
The video illustrates
an individual consultant conducting the case (the other videos on this site
employ a two-person team model). This video shows some very strong
personalities, particularly the patient’s daughter and the neurologist, in
conflict. As a result of their vocal natures, you will see that the
consultant sees his role as allowing the discharge of that energy before
entering the dialogue to facilitate resolution. You can assess how effective
you believe this strategy to be.
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