Boundaries In The Case Of Marion And The Pacemaker

I strongly believe in the case of Marion and the pacemaker, the nurses were most definitely overstepping their boundaries. “A pacemaker is a small device which is placed in the chest to help stimulate the heart muscles.” [1] In the case of 92 year old Marion, given her age, medical condition, her high prevalence of dementia and her decision that was made when she was in her right state of mind to not have her life prolonged. I would say her daughters made the right decision. Boundary crossing occurred in this particular suitation, most often it may seem harmless, it can be interpret that the nurse is showing kindness and concern for the benefit of their patient. However, multiple approaches were made to the daughters’. Marion daughters knew