You are a manager of the Child Specialty Clinic at a major University Hospital Center. You are also a member of the Ethics Committee. Today is your monthly Ethics Committee Meeting. The Committee consists of the Committee Chair, a recording Secretary, an ICU doctor, three nurses, a social worker, a Nurse Practitioner, the CNO, the Chief Medical Officer, the Chaplin, a public member, a nurse from the pediatric ICU, and a doctor from the Pediatric ICU.

The reason for the ethics committee meeting is there is a situation in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). A Baby Bundle was born yesterday with anencephaly. Because he had trouble breathing, he was placed on a ventilator and is in the NICU.  The father wants to terminate Baby Bundle's treatment. The mother wants to continue medical treatment.

 

identify the major stakeholder in the case

identify the ultimate decision makers (e.g., medical team, parents, etc) in the case

Explain Baby Bundle's rights in the case

Describe the ethical theories or principles that pertain to the case

Analyze your role as a healther care manager in the ethics committee decision

Based on your review of the case and the fact that the parents are not in agreement, state your recommendation to the committee for next steps