Time Out Case Study Essay

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When it comes to deciding whether to keep fighting for a love ones life or accept the reality and give up inadequate medical treatment this can place many of us in tough situations. The problem in this situation is that it is not easy to make a decision for this type of scenario. When it comes down to seeing a person suffering or making them confortable until they pass away. I believe that if there is no cure for a person’s condition and the only option is focusing on their comfort until they die, the person should have the right to die peacefully. In the book we learned about beneficence, this is define as, we should perform actions that are done to benefit the person. However, in this situation by performing aggressive measurements …show more content…

I would hold the surgeon responsible for her actions. Prior to any surgery the surgical team has the responsibility to do a time-out before any surgical procedure. A time out consist in the following steps: asking the patient to state their full name and date of birth, ask them what type of procedure they are undergoing and if they know the location of their surgery. By performing a time-out this gives the surgeons the opportunity to catch any mistakes and prevent errors from occurring. Not only does a time out prevent surgical error, but it also verifies that the patient has fully understand the informed consent that they sign prior to the surgical procedure. As a member of the AC I will suspend the surgeon because this will teach other members of the hospital the importance of policies that must be follow in order to prevent mistakes. In regards to the family and when it comes to being ethical the family has the right to know about the incident because as healthcare professionals we must keep in mind that veracity is part of our principle of human dignity. We must be honest and truthful even if this means that there might be consequences such as a lawsuit. We will also explain to the family that we have follow hospital polices and the person in charged of the mistake has been taken care

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