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Do you think the sedation should be stopped with the 32 – year old female patient? What is your reasoning?
Did we act on the patient’s best interest by placing the patient in a comatose state? Is it morally acceptable?
Did we respect patient autonomy?
Summarize if the patient’s situation may or may not have been handled differently.
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A Palliative Case Study A 32-year—old female with metastatic cancer of the breast, lung and liver. She had a Do Not Resuscitate
(DNR) in the chart and had discussed her wishes with her family and physician. She was brought into the Emergency Department
(ED) with shortness of breath and extreme pain and was admitted to the Step-Down Unit for progressive shortness … Show more
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