This assignment will explore how to handle ethical dilemmas that may arise when a patient’s health wishes conflict with evidence, experience, or family wishes, using a case study of a 33-year-old woman with advanced breast cancer.

As an advanced practice nurse, you will run into situations where a patient’s wishes about his or her health conflict with evidence, your own experience, or a family’s wishes. This may create an ethical dilemma. What do you do when these situations occur?
In this Lab Assignment, you will explore evidence-based practice guidelines and ethical considerations for specific scenarios.
 
CASE STUDY 2
A 33-year-old woman with advanced stage breast cancer has been admitted to the emergency room with cardiac arrest. She is not married and her boyfriend accompanies her in the ambulance.