Donna Messutta, DBioethics, MA, BSN, RN, is a case manager in the Medical/Cardiac ICU at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, IL, a Level I trauma center on the northwest border of Chicago. Donna earned a BSN from Loyola University of Chicago, MA and Doctorate of Bioethics and Healthcare Policy from the Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics at the Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine. Donna considers care management providers as uniquely positioned to be ethical champions, particularly in lieu of their direct involvement with shared decision-making, impact on care planning, and role as advocates.
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