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101. Case: A Question from Family About Outcomes
View Case Study: 101. Case: A Question from Family About OutcomesYou are caring for a patient following a severe stroke. The attending physician has been very clear with the family that it is unlikely that the patient will survive and…
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97. Case: A Conversation About Vaccination with a New Parent
View Case Study: 97. Case: A Conversation About Vaccination with a New ParentYou are a nurse practitioner working in a family practice. A first-time parent brings their child in for a 2-month checkup. The parent seems nervous when vaccines are mentioned as…
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96. Case: Surgery, Supported Decision Making and Capacity
View Case Study: 96. Case: Surgery, Supported Decision Making and CapacityAlex is a 27 year old resident in a supported living facility. She has a diagnosis of developmental delay. She is close with her younger brother, Anton. Alex has identified…
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93. Case: Mr. Rattan Wants to Stay
View Case Study: 93. Case: Mr. Rattan Wants to StayMr. Rattan has been a resident at Ocean Wind, a retirement community offering a range of options for accommodation, for the last ten years since his partner died. Currently he…
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92. Case: End of Life with Dementia
View Case Study: 92. Case: End of Life with DementiaMr. Shah lives in a continuing care facility. A nurse recently commented; “My patient, Mr. Shah, has an advance directive that he wrote last year and that requests medical assistance…
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90. Case: What is Best for Angela?
View Case Study: 90. Case: What is Best for Angela?Angela Flores is a six year old with some minor developmental delays caused by traumatic birth. She has recently been diagnosed with a brain tumor and her prognosis is poor. …
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88. Case: Whose Problem Is It?
View Case Study: 88. Case: Whose Problem Is It?Case substantially modified from “Obesity in Kids: When Appeals to Vanity Don’t Work,” Virtual Mentor 8(10): 377-380, October 2006 – see virtualmentor.ama-assn.org Nicholas has the option of spending the summer…
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87. Case: Considering Alternatives
View Case Study: 87. Case: Considering AlternativesJessie Rockford is an 8-year-old with a history of developmental delay, significant cognitive deficits, and symptoms of cerebral palsy. She is her parents’ only child and they are very loving,…
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