NURS FPX 4000 Assessment 3: Effectiveness of the Approach Used by the Professional ​​​​​​​Case Study: At the End of our Life Samuel Martinez, M.D., lays out the treatment options (experimental treatment being one and the transition to palliative care) as they are offered to the patient’s family members

NURS FPX 4000 Assessment 3: Effectiveness of the Approach Used by the Professional

Including the consequences of using effective and ineffective approaches, let’s analyze both case studies:

Case Study: At the End of our Life

Samuel Martinez, M.D., lays out the treatment options (experimental treatment being one and the transition to palliative care) as they are offered to the patient’s family members. Ethics of doing good (beneficence), avoiding harming (non-maleficence), and patient autonomy are also highlighted. Through the instruction of options and looking at Eleanor’s ways of life, Dr. Martinez with the ethical decision-making model thinks of patient-focused care (Johnson et al., 2020).

Consequences of Effective Approach: The use of a patient-centered approach, which is coupled with respecting Eleanor’s preferences and autonomy, will lead to a better cure outcome as her treatment plan will be congruent with her values and preferences. NURS FPX 4000 Assessment 3: Applying Ethical Principles: Through this strategy, the caregivers and the patient’s family members build trusting relationships that facilitate communication and joint responsibility for decision-making. On top of that it fosters ethical decision-making through use of principles of beneficence and non-maleficence, and this in a way leads to high-grade patient care delivery (Smith & Jones, 2019).

Case Study: Informed Consent as well as Cultural Competence

In this instance, Dr. Emily Clark exhibits a good knowledge of different cultures, and as well as being a proof of her cultural competence, it is a sign that she is paying full attention to the informed consent of language barrier and limited English proficiency patient Mr. Rajan Patel. A correctly performed evaluation of Mr. Patel’s comprehension and making allowances for his cultural background Dr. Clark would comply with the ethical principle of autonomy, and Mr. Patel would be informed about his healthcare, accordingly (Garcia et al., 2020).

Consequences of Effective Approach: Through the utilization of culturally competent communication and ensuring informed consent, the patient and the provider develop rapport and trust with one another. It is therefore, in this strategy self-determination of patients is fostered and misinterpretations or errors while the decisions of treatment are being made are discouraged. It not only embeds the beneficence and non-maleficence ethical beliefs by delivering only the treatment necessitated by the patients but also by taking their choices as well (Lee & Chen, 2019).

NURS FPX 4000 Assessment 3: Ethical Principles

Solving the Eleanor Thompson dilemma that concerns end-of-life decision-making needs ethical principles to be applied so that an ethical solution is found that focuses on good health and well-being. The healthcare team may convene a family meeting that will provide more details about the available treatment options and mention experimental options as well. The forum will be more likely to generate understanding if the healthcare team makes an effort to demonstrate active listening and empathy to get to the core of Eleanor’s reasons and feelings. Ethicalness is ensured for the given decision since it will respect Eleanor’s autonomy and include her in the decision-making, which follows the principle of autonomy (Smith and Johnson, 2020). At the same time, Eleanor shall affect the quality of her care by these choices. Not only this, if the plan helps to illustrate the risks and benefits of each option and if the quality of life of Eleanor is taken into account, then that plan will be based on the principles of beneficence and non-maleficence which means that it intends to support Eleanor to enhance her health while on the other hand, it attempts to decrease her suffering.

In the same manner, in case of Mr. Rajan Patail informed consent and cultural competence, following ethical guidelines can be ensured to be successful in communication and respect of his autonomy. As one solution, Mr. Patel may be provided with information that is translated into his preferred language through the use of language interpretation services or by healthcare staff that are multilingual. Mrs. Emily Clark will also provide Mr. Patel with written materials or visual aids in his understandable language of depicting his medical condition and treatment options (Garcia & Lee, 2019). NURS FPX 4000 Assessment 3: Applying Ethical Principles: Customizing the means of communication to Mr. Patel’s social environment, beliefs, and values may show the suggested solution which is sensitive to culture and fosters his autonomy and well-being. Moreover, the intervention enabl