Mrs. Grayson is scheduled to undergo an amniocentesis procedure in one hour but has changed her mind and does not want to go through with it. As the nurse, she must respect Mrs. Grayson's refusal of treatment and decline of the procedure, as forcing a medical procedure against a patient's wishes would violate her ethical duties to respect patient autonomy and consent.
Mrs. Grayson is scheduled to undergo an amniocentesis procedure in one hour but has changed her mind and does not want to go through with it. As the nurse, she must respect Mrs. Grayson's refusal of treatment and decline of the procedure, as forcing a medical procedure against a patient's wishes would violate her ethical duties to respect patient autonomy and consent.
Mrs. Grayson is scheduled to undergo an amniocentesis procedure in one hour but has changed her mind and does not want to go through with it. As the nurse, she must respect Mrs. Grayson's refusal of treatment and decline of the procedure, as forcing a medical procedure against a patient's wishes would violate her ethical duties to respect patient autonomy and consent.
Situation: You are the nurse assigned to the Maternity ward of
Sebastian Maternity Hospital. One of your clients Mrs. Grayson will
undergo amniocentesis in 1 hour to detect a congenital anomaly. The client states to the nurse " I have changed my mind I don't want to undergo amniocentesis. I agreed to the procedure last time because I don't want to disappoint the doctor, but I reallyce am not into this procedure. What should the nurse do? As a nurse working in the maternity ward at Sebastian Maternity Hospital, I want to reassure patients that their wishes will be respected when they decline treatment recommendations. I have a duty as a nurse to respect a pregnant patient's refusal of treatment if it goes against their personal morals. Since I mostly deal with informed consent before to a procedure or surgery, admittance to a hospital, clinic, or other setting. When a pregnant woman declines suggested medical treatment intended to support her well-being, her fetus's well-being, or both, it presents one of the most difficult situations in obstetric care. In such cases, the nurse's ethical duty to protect the expectant mother's autonomy may collide with the ethical goal of maximizing the fetus' health. Forced compliance the alternative to honoring a patient's freedom to refuse treatment raises grave questions concerning gender equality, patient rights, and the respect for autonomy and physical integrity. When a pregnant woman declines medically advised treatment, her choice might not promote the best possible fetal health, posing an ethical dilemma for her nurse.