Question: Case Study #2 A 76-year-old Man With Advanced Dementia Requiring 24-hour Nursing Care Has Now Stopped Eating And Has Developed A Cough. The Quality Of His Life Has Markedly Diminished In The Past Few Years; He Has Largely Been Bedridden And Incontinent. While Not Evidently In Physical Pain, The Patient Is Totally Confused And Often Agitated And Seems …

Case Study #2 A 76-year-old man with advanced dementia requiring 24-hour nursing care has now stopped eating and has developed a cough. The quality of his life has markedly diminished in the past few years; he has largely been bedridden and incontinent. While not evidently in physical pain, the patient is totally confused and often agitated and seems fearful of his surroundings. Should he be artificially fed? (Hébert, 1995, p. 178) Step 1: Case Step 2: Problem Step 3: Options Step 4: Key Ethical Considerations a) Autonomy | b) Beneficence & Nonmaleficencel Benefits Harms c) Justice Step 5: Resolution Step 6: Critical Considerations