TY - JOUR
T1 - I don't know why I called you
AU - Farroni, Jeff
AU - Gallagher, Colleen M.
PY - 2014/3/1
Y1 - 2014/3/1
N2 - This case study details a request from a patient family member who calls our service without an articulated ethical dilemma. The issue that arose involved the conflict between continuing further medical interventions versus transitioning to supportive or palliative care and transferring the patient home. Beyond the resolution of the ethical dilemma, this narrative illustrates an approach to ethics consultation that seeks practical resolution of ethical dilemmas in alignment with patient goals and values. Importantly, the family's suffering is addressed through a relationship driven, humanistic approach that incorporates elements of compassion, empathy and dialog.
AB - This case study details a request from a patient family member who calls our service without an articulated ethical dilemma. The issue that arose involved the conflict between continuing further medical interventions versus transitioning to supportive or palliative care and transferring the patient home. Beyond the resolution of the ethical dilemma, this narrative illustrates an approach to ethics consultation that seeks practical resolution of ethical dilemmas in alignment with patient goals and values. Importantly, the family's suffering is addressed through a relationship driven, humanistic approach that incorporates elements of compassion, empathy and dialog.
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U2 - 10.1353/nib.2014.0003
DO - 10.1353/nib.2014.0003
M3 - Article
C2 - 24748261
AN - SCOPUS:84944152987
SN - 2157-1732
VL - 4
SP - 69
EP - 74
JO - Narrative inquiry in bioethics
JF - Narrative inquiry in bioethics
IS - 1
ER -