Do not resuscitate

The Painful Death Every year around the US, thousands of people are diagnosed with different types of cancer and treated with chemo. Unfortunately, not every cancer facility gives their patients the privacy they are entitled to and the respect they deserve. After viewing the film Wit (Bosanquet et al., 2001), Dr. Vivian Bearing, a professor and scholar of 17th century poetry, is violated in many ways as she progressed through stage 4 ovarian cancer and up to her final days to her painful death…

how sad it will be to see that person deteriorate and how they do not deserve the pain they will endure. But does anyone ever think about the person’s end-of-life choices? Do any thoughts question the peace accompanied by Physician Assisted Suicide? Physician Assisted Suicide provides patients with the choice to die with their dignity. These days, many people choose Physician Assisted Suicide to avoid the dying process, because they do not want to undergo the pain of their situation and not be…

otherwise qualified for conforming loans (Subprime mortgage crisis). Subprime mortgage lending became a response to the growing income inequality, as the United States’ skewed income distribution. These loans offered at a rate above prime to individuals who do not qualify for prime rate loans. The loans were made to people who have no other way to access funds and little understanding of the mechanics of the loan. Subprime loans by and large were issued without regard to what will happen if the…

Amendment 106 Right to Die, passed in the state of Colorado in November 2016, and will go into effect early in 2017. This amendment was passed that allow patients that have a terminal disease, with less than six months to live, and still mentally competent to make medical decisions, to end their lives. The patients would be prescribed a large amount of a sleeping pill, that would allow for the patient to choose when they would like to die Ballot Pedia (2016). This amendment was originally…

profound respect for both the piece as well as fellow artists of the Renaissance era. Renaissance artists are admired by the general public, including scholars, as gifted geniuses in their respective crafts, specifically for their ability to resuscitate previous ideologies. Even though Renaissance artists can be approached from various disciplines, whether it be artistic, historical, or religiously based, each one maintains the idea that artists were revered for their ability…

Biographical Data FRP is a 68-year-old single male born on March 7, 1947 in Marshfield, Wisconsin. He currently has Medicare part A and B as well as Medicaid and his code status is Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) and Do Not Intubate (DNI). FRP’s parents are both German immigrants, but FRP does not speak the language. He stated he speaks English and learned to speak a small amount of Filipino while stationed in the Philippines as a Columban priest. He taught sign language to deaf children and was a…

pursuit of” hint at an individualistic outlook on life – while Jefferson never gives anyone the impossible guarantee of happiness itself, he does pledge that any individual willing to define his own destiny and pursue his own brand of happiness can do so. Hella’s belief in American happiness suggests a similar belief in American individualism. But after “that sordid little gangster […] wrecked your life, […a fact] I’ll never understand,” Hella feels powerless over fate (164). With the myth of…

we do not offer that option to competent humans who are living with conditions that take their independence, self-worth, enjoyment in life, and cause them daily pain. Your support and involvement in making West Virginia a Death with Dignity state is crucial. You would be allowing our residents the ability to ease their pain and keep their dignity at the end of their lives. Please consider how this could one day help your loved ones and possibly yourself. Thank you for your time, and please do…

her body was cold and stiff and that her face had turned purple. She cried out, alarming her husband, Paul Johnson, and his brother, 23-year-old William Mullins-Johnson. She then rushed to call 911 while her husband and Mullins-Johnson tried to resuscitate Valin. Moments later, ambulance attendants arrived but could not find a pulse and pronounced her dead. Initially, she and her husband taught that Valin’s death was a result of choking on her vomit as she did have a history of vomiting in bed.…

Traditional assessment tools for the diagnosis of dementia are usually not suitable when evaluating individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). In addition, the majority of healthcare providers is not armed with the training and experience needed to care for that population holistically. This paper centers on: the progressive changes that occur with dementia especially for individuals with Down Syndrome (DS); the various types of dementia and a focus on Alzheimer’s…