Liberty and the Elderly Patient Ronald is 71 years old. A widower, he lives alone in an apartment, but he regularly rece

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Liberty and the Elderly Patient Ronald is 71 years old. A widower, he lives alone in an apartment, but he regularly receives some assistance from a cleaning woman and a friendly neighbor. Ronald is presently in Metropolitan hospital, because he had This type of behavior has run some risks for Ronald in the past, and his children do not want him to return to suffers from arteriosclerosis, a condition that results in his experiencing periods of confusion during which he his arteriosclerosis and the resultant risks that heruns. Nonetheless, he would rather run those risks than be when not in a confused state, repeatedly expresses his awareness of the problems he faces stemming from his discharged from Metropolitan hospital until an appropriate nursing home is found. At that time, he wil him confined to institutional care. The health care professionals and Ronald's children decide that he cannot be a level sufficient to . s ret to the nursing home. When Ronald insists to being discharged from the hospital, the nurses sedate him to
3. If Ronald's adult children decided that he is capable of returning to his apartment with his neighbor and his cleaning lady assisting him, would the medical professionals and the social workers at the hospital be able to detain him against Ronald's will and his children's will? In your opinion, would this situation similar to a battered child/spouse scenario where the abused person is returned to the abuser? 4. If Ronald is deemed to be mentally incompetent because of his medical condition, his oldest daughter will become his legal guardian. In your own words, explain how the removal of Ronald's self-determination and autonomy in the hospital and the nursing home have made him more vulnerable and dependent on his children and medical care givers. (will he be better off/worse off if someone else is making decisions for him