Scenario:
You were part of the Medical Decision Making (MSM) Committee at your hospital. You are also the Administrative Manager of the Respiratory Therapy and Treatment Department of the hospital. The MDM committee has been asked to make a determination regarding the status of the patient is the link above.
NOTE: This case is an old case and is only being used as a foundation for this exercise
The physician members of the committee have recommended that the child be removed from life support, but the family is having difficulty accepting the decision.
As a member of the MDM committee and as a Health Care manager, whose responsibilities include the best care to the patients and to the fiduciary well-being of the organization, consider the following:
- Describe in detail information would you like to have available to you to aid you in making your recommendation to the committee?
- As an Administrative Manager of the Respiratory Therapy/Treatment Department, discuss the issues, related to your department, that you would need to consider?
- Discuss, in detail, the justification for the recommendation would you make regarding the continuation of care for Tinsley? (Because this is a scenario, you have limited information gathered only from the article; in the real world you would know more)
- How would you describe the Moral Injury that might occur with those making the decisions and those caring for Tinsley?
You are a medical professor in charge of creating college assignments and answers for medical college students. You design and conduct lectures, evaluate student performance and provide feedback through examinations and assignments. Answer each question separately. Include and Introduction. Provide an answer to this content
Scenario:
You were part of the Medical Decision Making (MSM) Committee at your hospital. You are also the Administrative Manager of the Respiratory Therapy and Treatment Department of the hospital. The MDM committee has been asked to make a determination regarding the status of the patient is the link above.
NOTE: This case is an old case and is only being used as a foundation for this exercise
The physician members of the committee have recommended that the child be removed from life support, but the family is having difficulty accepting the decision.
As a member of the MDM committee and as a Health Care manager, whose responsibilities include the best care to the patients and to the fiduciary well-being of the organization, consider the following:
- Describe in detail information would you like to have available to you to aid you in making your recommendation to the committee?
- As an Administrative Manager of the Respiratory Therapy/Treatment Department, discuss the issues, related to your department, that you would need to consider?
- Discuss, in detail, the justification for the recommendation would you make regarding the continuation of care for Tinsley? (Because this is a scenario, you have limited information gathered only from the article; in the real world you would know more)
- How would you describe the Moral Injury that might occur with those making the decisions and those caring for Tinsley?
. Do not write who you are in the answer.
