To develop the skills necessary to manage patients’ requests for early discharge against medical advice. To address patient dissatisfaction with treatment .
- Build emotional resilience by managing stress during a high-pressure interaction.
- Understand the ethical and legal frameworks governing against medical advice discharges.
- Demonstrate empathy and effective communication to address the patient's concerns.
- Assess the patient’s ability to understand the risks connected with leaving the hospital against medical advice.
- De-escalate emotionally charged situations while maintaining professionalism.
Characters
Nurse: A trainee nurse who must handle the agitated patient.
Nurse: A middle-aged man who is frustrated and refusing care.
The patient was admitted due to a severe infection but has been inconsistent with taking prescribed medications, leading to an incomplete recovery.
He is now agitated, complaining about the hospital's poor quality of care, lack of progress in his treatment.
He wants to leave the hospital against medical advice (AMA), but his current condition makes it potentially dangerous.
A hospital room with basic furnishings: a bed, medical chart and personal belongings some packed in a bag, some lying around.