Case: Agnes is a patient who is suffering from moderate frontotemporal dementia. Previously, she expressed a desire to refuse lifesaving medical treatment while receiving routine care, if ever she lacked the capacity to decide. Now that she is experiencing dementia, she experiences occasional periods of euphoria and she is generally content and happy. She is currently suffering from pneumonia. Some members of her family claim that treating the pneumonia is a lifesaving treatment. Other members of her family claim that treating pneumonia is routine medical care.
Group Work:
1- Identify the values that are at stake in this case.
2- Identify two options that a healthcare leader could choose in this case.
3- Make the best argument you can for the first option.
4- Make the best argument you can for the second option.
5- With your group, assign one person to defend the first option, one person to defend the second option, and one person to moderate the dispute. At least 5 minutes discussing the options. Then, after at least 5 minutes of listening, each participant should spend 1 minute communicating their decision to the group and spend at least 1 minute actively listening and engaging with disagreement.