Mrs. Smith was a 73-year-old widow

Mrs. Smith was a 73-year-old widow

Theory of bureaucratic caring Discussion Mrs. Smith was a 73-year-old widow who lived alone with no significant social support. She had been suffering from emphysema for several years and had had frequent hospitalizations for respiratory problems. On the last hospital admission, her pneumonia quickly progressed to organ failure. Death appeared to be imminent, and she […]