CASES
Ready for Discharge?
An Issue of Respect
A Patient's Decision?
PERSPECTIVES
Family Member
Supervisor
Physician
Nurse
Physician Assistant
THEMES
Ethical Decision Making

Cooperation and collaboration among you and your healthcare colleagues is critical to patient welfare. Maintaining team cohesion in the midst of daily pressures can be difficult, particularly in ethical situations for which evidence-based diagnostics do not provide clear-cut solutions.

In this learning activity, you’ll explore three scenarios in which differences in individual values and perspectives challenge team cohesion. As you explore these cases, consider:

Is it possible to serve the best interests of your patients and maintain team cohesion
    without compromising your personal and professional values?

How, if at all, does an ethical decision-making model help you?

How does a well-developed interdisciplinary collaboration help you care for patients in     ethically challenging situations?

You can explore the links on the left in any sequence. Select any case to begin.