The political issue that is described in the scenario provided is bioethical. In other words, ethical compilation arising in the given case is that some patients may get less than ideal treatment due to the inconsistent application of DNR order. A do not resuscitate order is a medical professional’s legally-binding signature on a patient’s request (Chen et al., 2021). If the patient abruptly falls into cardiac arrest or ceases breathing, it serves as a signal to medical personnel that the patient does not want to be revived. It may be written or oral, depending on the country.
In the scenario mentioned above, the family was voicing their displeasure with the DNR, which was carried out under the power of attorney of another relative. A family member cannot override DNR until the resident cannot make his own medical decisions. The importance of the issue at hand must be evaluated in order to determine whether a moral justice value is necessary for the minimum feasibility of providing medical services for this purpose. As a result, it is suggested that essential health services should prevent, treat, and seek one-year survival rates above 75% (Sudra & Mahawati, 2021). In addition, they should result in less toxicity or long-term disability and be significantly more beneficial than damaging.
In the case of the given scenario, for me as a nurse, the first thing to do would be to inform the patient’s family that the main object of the DNR order is to bring comfort to the patient and family when curative care is either not possible or not requested. To handle the situation, I would also inform the sides that the family has provided me with all the necessary information, and based on that information, the required medical care is being provided. Additionally, I would inform the family of the staff’s worries for the resident and make an effort to comprehend his perspective on the bioethical issue that the scenario at hand has brought up.
References
Chen, Y. K., Bader, A., & Arriaga, A. F. (2021). Do-Not-Resuscitate Reversals: Big Data and the Hospital Effect. Critical Care Medicine, 49(2), 355-357. Web.
Sudra, R. I. & Mahawati, E. (2021). Medicolegal Bioethics Study Regarding Refusal of Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation Stated in the Do-Not-Resuscitate Form. Advances in Social Sciences, Education and Humanities Research, 514.
