Arranging discharge planning with a social worker

  Write: As an assistant in arranging discharge planning with a social worker and a multi-disciplinary team, you are asked for your professional input as an elderly woman living alone is being discharged to a long term facility. A high risk procedure and expensive procedure is being suggested for this 87 year old woman. The issue of cost for such procedures for the elderly has surfaced among the team. The team is discussing the decision of the procedure and social services is consulted for a full consideration of the patient in her context. Utilizing what you have learned in the program and including extra resources, address the following: Evaluate the value assumptions that influence your recommendation. Describe how you would respond to these values as you self-reflect. Describe how much cost of the procedure would influence your recommendation. Should you consider what your client wants? How does this weight against professional values and opinions? Explain your recommendations to the team.