Ethical Dilemma Case Study Nursing

A best interest decision therefore had to be made on Sara behalf and it was up to the district nurse to make that decision. In order to make that decision the district nurse had to act in the best interest of the patient by seeking the views of people close to Sara. The views of family, friends and care staffs are essentials because with their knowledge they may know what is best for Sara (Social Care and Institute of Excellence, SCIE 2009). Ellis (2015) explains exploring and analysing how to resolve the problem with multiple different points of views should be undertaken. The support worker worked with Sara for year, in this case getting the support worker point of view would help the district nurse make the right decision. When questioning the district nurse had to think about how the patient personal morals and ethics might be affected and consider the best action to take that is less restrictive for the
Support workers are governed by the social care commitment which is funded by Department of Health (DOH). Their code of conduct states they should 'work in collaboration with your colleagues to ensure the delivery of high quality care' (Skills for Care, 2013; p2). The support worker, student nurse and district nurse worked collaboratively to ensure that Sara was involved in the decision as much as possible. According to MCA (2005) it is vital to make every effect to help encourage that person to make a decision on their own. Although there was a barrier in communication they were still able to work effectively and offer support and explained the risks involved to Sara. Barrett, Sellman and Thomas (2005) imply that failure to work collaboratively within a team can have tragic consequences that can result in failure to resolve general