Late one night, a woman by the name of Linda LaBelle was admitted into the emergency room with complaints of stomach pains. After receiving a Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan, it was determined that Ms. LaBelle was suffering from an abdominal aortic aneurysm. The aneurysm is weakening the wall of the aorta, which can result in it bursting. If the aorta were to burst, Linda could lose her life.

In order to fix the abdominal aortic aneurysm, Ms. LaBelle must under go corrective surgery. Although surgery is the only option to save Linda's life, there is a 50% survival rate from the surgery and still a chance of the aneurysm busting, causing a loss of life. An IP team was assembled for Ms. LaBelles case. The team consisted of the following health professionals: An emergency room doctor, surgeon, anesthesiologist, senior ER nurse, social worker, and a night shift hospital …show more content…
Each one of us had the same opinion on how to handle this case; wanting to conduct the surgery. At first there were small disagreements. For example, one disagreement we came across was whether or not we should do the surgery. When we were first assembled, we were going to respect Ms. LaBelles requests and not do the surgery. However, after much debate we decided against it. We each believed that it was morally incorrect to not go through with it, even knowing it was the opposite of what the patient wanted.

In reference to communication amongst the team, I believe we succeeded. As stated earlier, communication is key and I was highly satisfied with our communication. Each professional gave their opinion on how to handle this situation, and then we discussed what to do. To be honest, communication was lacking at the beginning. I believe this was most likely due to nobody knowing exactly what route to take. Next time, each member of the team could come into the situation with an open mind, ready to discuss how to help the