Autonomy is the fundamental principle that ensures patients the freedom of choice to determine what happens to their person, as long as those decisions produce no harm to others. This principle is grounded in respect for persons, that is, each individual is treated as a person of moral worth and moral agency. Autonomy implies that people have an inherent right to make treatment decision and should thus be active participant in their own care. An advanced directive upholds autonomy by indicating to the medical system and family what your desires are when it comes to prevalent medical issues. They are an important stepping stone towards ensuring your legacy will never detour from your desires.
With this assignment, I chose to complete an advanced …show more content…
I began to notice the distinction between my father who had to come to terms with the end of life and my own perspective, who was not in such a position. Thus, I made my father witness the establishment of my advanced directive. I have been able to witness the trials and tribulations of end of life through my work as a Certified Nursing Assistant in an Alzheimer’s Unit. This experience allowed the formulation of my instructions for medical care during tough situations like Alzheimer’s, cancer, and lack of money. I was able to convey my experiences to my father to procure answers to his once limited answers. I began to notice the need for knowledge and a sense of connection to the surrounding conditions and diseases to conjure an accurate and explicit advanced …show more content…
That being so, my father and I furthered our conversation by discussing such issues that we found most important. The first was for CPR and calling 911. We both agreed that upon the conditions of our advanced directives: a progressive illness that will cause death, close to death and unlikely to recover, unable to communicate and unlikely for conditions to improve, and in a persistent vegetative state, then we deny forms of resuscitating life, CPR, or calling 911 for transportation. The topic shifted towards euthanasia and assisted suicide. Unbeknownst to me, my father was against any type of euthanasia due to his Catholic beliefs. Thus, if any of the conditions above were met, my father would like to life out his life without medical treatment or assistance in dying. On the other hand, I disagreed with his viewpoints and challenged his stance that the doctor is not playing God. As a caretaker, I have witnessed the desire for assisted suicide that would benefit solely the patient. She was bedridden, unable to move her legs or body, and solely dependent on me for food and moving so that her bed sores did not worsen. Adding to this factor, she could not breathe on her own and she realized the burden she placed on her family emotionally and financially. She was already on hospice care in addition so she
With this assignment, I chose to complete an advanced …show more content…
I began to notice the distinction between my father who had to come to terms with the end of life and my own perspective, who was not in such a position. Thus, I made my father witness the establishment of my advanced directive. I have been able to witness the trials and tribulations of end of life through my work as a Certified Nursing Assistant in an Alzheimer’s Unit. This experience allowed the formulation of my instructions for medical care during tough situations like Alzheimer’s, cancer, and lack of money. I was able to convey my experiences to my father to procure answers to his once limited answers. I began to notice the need for knowledge and a sense of connection to the surrounding conditions and diseases to conjure an accurate and explicit advanced …show more content…
That being so, my father and I furthered our conversation by discussing such issues that we found most important. The first was for CPR and calling 911. We both agreed that upon the conditions of our advanced directives: a progressive illness that will cause death, close to death and unlikely to recover, unable to communicate and unlikely for conditions to improve, and in a persistent vegetative state, then we deny forms of resuscitating life, CPR, or calling 911 for transportation. The topic shifted towards euthanasia and assisted suicide. Unbeknownst to me, my father was against any type of euthanasia due to his Catholic beliefs. Thus, if any of the conditions above were met, my father would like to life out his life without medical treatment or assistance in dying. On the other hand, I disagreed with his viewpoints and challenged his stance that the doctor is not playing God. As a caretaker, I have witnessed the desire for assisted suicide that would benefit solely the patient. She was bedridden, unable to move her legs or body, and solely dependent on me for food and moving so that her bed sores did not worsen. Adding to this factor, she could not breathe on her own and she realized the burden she placed on her family emotionally and financially. She was already on hospice care in addition so she