Research your States definition of brain death. Briefly describe and note the State of origin. Based on your research, take a stand for either the hospital or the husband. Defend your stand based on research and provide at least one APA reference..
Please answer both DQ’s for Week 4. Due by 11/19/14.
DQ1: Choose a healthcare provider or setting. Then research malpractice insurance for this choice. Briefly describe. Finally, suggest a way to mitigate malpractice risk for this provider or setting. Be specific.
Scenario: A 27 year old woman is at your facility giving birth. She is being induced early because her blood pressure is sky-high (pre-eclampsia) and the only way to reverse the event is immediate delivery. The delivery goes fine, but 12 hours later the patient suffers a severe brain hemorrhage from the hypertension. Two independent neurosurgeons examined the patient and performed all the required tests and declare her brain dead. The neurosurgeons want to terminate all efforts and disconnect the ventilator. The husband is furious and demands she be kept on “life support”.
DQ2: Research your State’s definition of brain death. Briefly describe and note the State of origin. Based on your research, take a stand for either the hospital or the husband. Defend your stand based on research and provide at least one APA reference.
