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c426.docx C426 Healthcare Values and Ethics- C426 Western Governors University A1. Scenario- Potential Ethical Dilemma Jamilah... Shah is a 90- year old woman who was brought to the hospital from an extended care facility after collapsing at her bed side. An EKG and lab test have later revealed that she had suffered a heart attack. She is originally from Turkey, knows very little English, and suffers from multiple health conditions. She is a widow, has three sons , and no advance directives on file. She had listed her youngest son, Bashir, for emergency contact at her extended care facility. While the emergency department physicians attempted to locate her next of kin, she had been given anticoagulant. Jamailah found herself almost in a helpless situation. As a healthcare administrator, you could be confronted with three ethica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [Show More]

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