Question

Late one night, a patient being treated after cardiac arrest expresses to her family and health care providers her desire to forego further resuscitation efforts. Her family does not agree with her decision. The health care providers believe that the patient is sufficiently competent to make her own choices. However, a second cardiac arrest occurs before legal action is taken. Discuss the issues involved when patients, their families, and health care providers disagree.

Answer 1

Cardiac resuscitation decision when the family does not agree with the patient's decision against patient autonomy. it is important as health care providers should include the patient in their choice of treatment and must consider their decision in their treatment. it is important to consider psychosocial, practical, and ethical factors in this end of life decision. family wishes should be less considered that the patient's decision in resuscitation effort. when health care providers disagree with patient decisions that harm patient health. respecting patient wishes and rights is important other than anything that protects the patient from cardiac arrest. ethical dilemmas arise when we against the patient options. ethical issues in resuscitation include futility, withholding interventions, family presence, that break the patient and provider communication. As a medical provider, they should comfort the patient and family other than making harm to the patient life. an ethical dilemma arises when there is a real conflict between ethical principles and values. consider the potential benefits of resuscitation and potential risk when making decisions in the resuscitation situation.