About this Lesson
CASES
Ready for Discharge?
A Patient's Decision?
PERSPECTIVES
Family Member
Supervisor
Physician
Nurse
Physician Assistant
THEMES
Ethical Decision Making
 

An interdisciplinary team at a nursing home is meeting with the wife of Mr. Jordan, an 87-year-old Alzheimer’s patient. Mrs. Jordan is concerned that he is not being treated respectfully or with the appropriate care and concern.

We need to get everyone together again, to see if we can come up with some new ideas. I’m sure we can come up with more dignified ways to keep patients from hurting themselves. Mrs. Jordan, I’d like to include you, - and your clergyman, too; he comes in to see Mr. Jordan frequently. Maybe he can help us.