Category / Case Studies / Patient/Physician Relationship
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The Case of Sheila and Nick: Medical and Ethical Experiences at the VA
A play written with the purpose of dramatizing healthcare in society.
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The Case of Russell: Adults with Disabilities as Essential Partners in Their Healthcare
A man who went through many unfavorable health circumstances that result in him being an advocate for his health.
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The Case of Megan and Ken: Confidentiality of a Diagnosis
The last five years have been difficult for Megan and Ken, their relationship held together through their commitment to get the children launched before going their separate ways. To others who know them, they are a model all-American family. Ken is a successful insurance executive; Megan is completing her master’s degree in social work.
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The Case of Jimmy: Out of Hospital DNRs for School-Aged Children
Jimmy is twelve years old, bright, interacts well with teachers and other students, and really likes to go to school. However, his osteosarcoma has advanced to a terminal stage, and Jimmy and his parents have agreed together with the hospice team that any resuscitation attempt would be unwanted and unwarranted.
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The Case of Pat: Unprepared to Talk About Dying
Pat B. had never talked with her father about dying. Even when he was older and had remarried after her mother’s death, there seemed no opportunity conducive for such a talk.
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The Case of Ophelia: Conflicting Values in the Placement of Violent Teenager with Mental Disability
Ophelia is fifteen years old, nearly six feet tall, and weighs 160 pounds. She has cognitive disabilities and has a history of violence against others. Ophelia’s mother was addicted to crack, and she abandoned Ophelia when the child was five years old.
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The Case of Nancy Cruzan
A thirty-year-old accident victim suffered lack of oxygen to her brain for six to twenty minutes. She was in a persistently comatose and vegetative state, sustained by a gastronomy feeding tube, although her respiration and circulation were normal. The opinion of medical professionals was that she could live thirty-years. She now lies in a Missouri state hospital at the state’s expense.
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The Case of Jack: What are the Limits of a Community’s Right to Know?
Scrutinizing the Individual:
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The Case of Immigrant Populations: Cultural Competence in Health Care
Delivering health care to non-English speaking immigrant populations requires knowledge and appreciation of the patient’s culture. Acquiring the skills to bridge the two worlds calls for self-awareness by the practitioner and a commitment to cultural competence by the organization.
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The Case of Herman: Rejecting Doctors Orders
Herman, a fifty-five-year-old farmer, has come into the office of Dr. X complaining of an increase in the symptoms of a chronic problem.
