Title : When is does maintaining life in a patient with no neurological status become mental health or social treatment only for caregivers and reimbursement for organizations?
Abstract:
Discussion involves maintaining extremes of life saving treatments to maintain life in patients who are chronically ill with infection and neurologically devastated a case study in ethics related to nursing and medical management in the United States. Discusses patients’ rights vs rights of family and medical decision makers.
Audience Take Away:
- Understand the extremes taken to maintain life in patients with no quality for family.
- Will understand the need to involve ethics in the early decision process.
- Will understand the wishes of the patient are often ignored with respect to living wills, and DNR/DNI status.
