Read this article and then utilize it to address the assignment.
Hospital ordered to keep 11-month-old in Texas on life support, appeals court says (nbcnews.com)
Scenario:
You were part of the Medical Decision Making (MSM) Committee at your hospital. You are also the Administrative Manager of the Respiratory Therapy and Treatment Department of the hospital. The MDM committee has been asked to decide the status of the patient is the link above.
NOTE: This case is an old case and is only being used as a foundation for this exercise
The physician members of the committee have recommended that the child be removed from life support, but the family is having difficulty accepting the decision.
As a member of the MDM committee and as a Health Care manager, whose responsibilities include the best care to the patients and to the fiduciary well-being of the Respiratory Therapy/Treatment Department. IT IS NOT your job to make the medical decision but to make decisions as they relate only to your department.
Consider the following: