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Voluntary Euthanasia should be legalized because a person should have a right to die with dignity rather than continue a life of pain and suffering. I believe that a tremendous ill patient has the constitutional right to decide whether they should continue to fit or not. There’s some illness a person cannot handle even with the best pain reliever, or when the person lost all the tolerance and control of his or her body. Euthanasia is the only compassionate solution. Euthanasia is basically…

Perfusion/Oxygenation Ms. Crocker has poor profusion due to her heart failure. Her heart condition is not very advanced at this time, but is contributing to some peripheral tissues not getting as much blood. The reason for this is that the heart is putting out less blood and so the body wants to make sure that the vital organs are getting the blood supply first before/over the peripheries. Due to her COPD when the oxygen was turned up too high, she would begin to have a decreased level of…

The Neonatal Nurse and How They Care for Newborns Nursing has many different specialties. The specialty I am most excited for is neonatal. Neonatal nurses work with the newborn babies, otherwise known as neonates. There are different types of nurses for different types of care the babies may need. Premature infants may need a certain type of nurse, while other infants may be fine without the critical care. Like adults, babies need to be cared for and need to be assessed very carefully.…

The Hidden Problem of Elder Abuse According to the American Psychological Association (n.d), every year, it is estimated that close to 4 million elderly Americans have been subjected to some type of physical, emotional, psychological and sexual abuse. Many have also been victims of neglect or exploitation by someone they depended on for care. These are just estimates because currently there are no official statistics; the last official report was published in 2005 by the National Center on…

cut corners. When nursing homes do not have adequate assistance for their residents, they cannot watch them properly to prevent fall risks. Staff members are not ensuring the residents are moving around correctly, which can lead to injuries such as bedsores. Due to these conditions, many residents suffer from dehydration, malnutrition, injuries and errors in medication, which ultimately leads to a decline in the health of the residents, or in the worst cases, premature…

the nursing home patient.”, Judith O’Donnell and Mary T. Hofmann state, “Common skin and soft tissue infections in nursing home patients include herpes zoster, cellulitis, pressure ulcer infections, and scabies. (1)” Pressure ulcers, also known as bedsores, are the most common type of infection in a nursing home. These can be caused by prolonged pressure on the skin from immobility in a bed or wheelchair. Pressure ulcers are extremely painful and take a long time to heal. This infection could be…

Claire Conroy, a woman suffering from end stages of dementia, robbed of her right to choose voluntary euthanasia. She had other health issues including heart disease, high blood pressure, gangrene in her leg, bedsores, and was unable to talk. She could not control her bladder or bowels, and was only able to moan, scratch, and sometime smile if someone was combing her hair. Claire had not gotten to exercise her right to die. She died a slow and painful death, suffering from infection and dementia…

before, not all abuse is visible, but thankfully there are signs to look for to spot abuse. According to the National Council on Aging, there are signs to look for, First bruises, pressure marks and broken bones can be signs of physical abuse. Second, bedsores and poor hygiene can be signs of neglect. Third, mental abuse which can be seen as unusual depression, and unexplained withdrawal from normal activities ("Elder Abuse Statistics & Facts | Elder Justice | NCOA,"…

She sleeps in her bed all the day and my mom rotates her dutifully so she doesn’t get bedsores or rashes. We watch her hour after hour, thinking the end is near, but her breathing steadies and a priesthood blessing lets us know that she still has work to do on this earth. My wedding day approaches and grandma still lives there in her bed…

Question 1 of 5 Under the HealthyPeople.gov website’s tab, “Implementing Healthy People”, five processes are listed under the acronym “MAP-IT”. Identify and describe these five processes. What is MAP-IT? This agenda has been used through evaluating the public health services to accomplish Healthy People 2020 objectives. MAP-IT could helpful to a healthy society and the country (Program Planning, n.d). Healthy people effort is to re-create and re-visit goal every 10 years. Health care, cancer,…