Assignment 4: The Feeding Tube

Write a 4 to 6 page paper based on your answers to the corresponding questions for the following scenario: 
Scenario:

June, a 34-year-old divorced woman diagnosed with severe anorexia, is hospitalized. Her doctors feel she may need to be placed on a feeding tube soon to save her life. Initially June agreed to the feeding tube. However, in the evening (before the tube has been placed), she became combative, disoriented, and refused to have the feeding tube placed. Her mother and father insisted that the feeding tube be inserted despite her refusal to allow it. Her ex-husband wishes to uphold June’s decision. The hospital administrators seek risk management for legal counsel.

•Utilize your Showalter textbook and at least two other sources to answer the following questions: 
1.Explain how the Patient Bill of Rights applies to this situation.
2.Based on the facts given in the scenario, would the patient be considered competent to decide? Explain your answer.
3.Explain the primary responsibility of June’s doctors.
4.Explain the primary responsibility of the hospital administrators.
5.Explain the hospital’s ethical obligations in this situation.
6.Explain the hospital’s legal obligations in this situation.
This subjuct is healthcare policy, law and ethics