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Sam Levine Case Study

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Unfortunately stories like Sam Levine happen daily. As a healthcare provider, I am always torn. While reading this case study, I tried to put myself in this scenario. As a wife, I would not want my husband to be burdened with a decision like this. I would think if my Husband was asked this he would assume he is going to die and would give up. As a daughter, I would probably look at my frail 89-year-old father and think he has had a good run. I would want to end his suffering. As a healthcare provider I would be torn. I would want to know what this mans life was like before he came in the hospital. How did he live is life? Was he a healthy 89-year-old? Is Sam the old guy you see on the Wheaties box still running marathons? I am not sure why …show more content…

What is a person to do? If he was healthy before he came in the hospital, would you give up just because his age? Would we give him the same treatment as a 29-year-old man?
In Healthcare, I have seen the worse of the worse. There have been patients so bad off that I knew once I returned the next day they would be dead. I was usually always surprised. Those people would walk out of the hospital with a smile on their face as they held their love ones hand.

Now back to the dilemma of Sam Levine. As a wife if I saw my husband suffering, I would still want you to have hope that he can bounce back from this. I would have hope that he would overcome this, just like he did other hardships in our past. As a daughter, even though you do not want your parents to die, you are mentally prepared for it. You are raised knowing that you will have t bury your parents. I would deny the CPR if my father was already a frail old man before we went in there? I would wonder would he be able to recover from this. If my father were strong with a set back like this, I would fight for his life. Healthcare providers often know what’s right for the patient but they will do what they feel is right. It is hard to not put your personal views in the decision making of your patients. As a healthcare provider I would keep the family informed every step of the way. I would never lie or give false hope. Communication is the only way both parties

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