Care During Short Staffing
The Medicine program in your hospital has been struggling with high volumes of acutely ill patients, and short staffing due...
Choosing Wisely
Pneumonia season is in full swing in your facility. Recently in the ICU there have been a string of patients...
Conflict resolution at the end of life and the role of the ethics consultant
Ms. Bearchild is a 64-year-old woman with end-stage renal disease and moderate dementia. She often experiences paranoia and agitation as...
Difficult Discharge
It is Thursday afternoon. You receive a call from one of the hospital Discharge Planners, Zahra. Zahra requests your assistance...
Harm Reduction in the Hospital
Dora is a patient in her thirties. She is an inpatient on a regular medical/surgical unit at the University hospital....
Help me, please!
A mental health therapist, Cathy, working in a rural clinic, receives a phone call from a 42-year-old client, Emma. Cathy...
Living at Risk
Marta is a 73 year-old woman, living in her own apartment. She has early-stage dementia with non-insulin-dependent diabetes (requiring oral...
Money, Money, Money
The ethics committee has received a request to review a donation proposed by a local oil company. The proposed donation...
Now and Then
Mr. Hendricks is a 58 year old with early-onset dementia that has progressed rapidly in the last three years. He...
Public Health Crisis
Your organization includes several pediatric and neonatal intensive care units, located in different hospitals. The facilities were built at different...
Should we enact a slow code for this neonate?
Malik was born at 32 weeks gestation after an otherwise unremarkable pregnancy to parents of Iranian descent who identify as...
The Road Less Traveled
Daniel is a 22 year old with cerebral palsy. He has recently transitioned from care in a pediatric setting, and...
Who Decides at the End-of-Life?
Near the end of the workday, you get a call from a nurse in the ICU. He’s been asked to...
Winds of Winter
The health care organization you work for serves a rural population and most staff members commute to work, some for...