Chapter Seven Case Study 1 A 65-year-old Asian male, Mr. Li, lay dying of pancre

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Chapter Seven Case Study 1 A 65-year-old Asian male, Mr. Li, lay dying of pancreatic cancer in room 210 on the med-psych ward to which he had been transferred following his involuntary admission to the psych unit. His family had legal guardianship following Mr. Li's competency hearing: they had pledged to spend as much time with him as the hospital allowed and woul to keep him calm and comfortable. They also were to make treatment and end-of -life decisions normally reserved for the patient. They asked the doctor not to tell Mr. Li that he had cancer or that he was dying. The family also requested that the patient not receive any pain medicine or anything else that would alter his mentation. 1. d help The hospital staff assigned to Mr. Li's case wondered why he hadn't complained about the pain that he must be experiencing. They also felt that failing to tell the patient he was going to be die soon was unethical. Several nurses had tried to convince Mr. Li's guardians to reconsider their decisions about his treatment but they refused to do so. Question: What nationality do you think this patient is? What is the basis for your decision?

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In china ,only the patients family members or surrogates can make the decision to limit treatment.At present only a small number of families informed of treatment for their loved ones in hopeless cases take the initiative to make the decision to withdraw treatment,in order to alleviate the suffering of patients.

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