End-of-life care

(as a living will) signed by a competent person to guide medical and health-care decisions (as the termination of life support or organ donation) in the event the person becomes incompetent to make such decisions” (Merriam-Webster). . Business Ethics Business, ethics values “are regarded as typical for economic life” (Lucjan 52-55). End of Life “End-of-life care is the term used to describe the support and medical care given during the time surrounding death” (NIH). Mortality “The state or…

palliative care and end of life populations; with one being physician orders for life-sustaining treatment program (POLST) (NINR Strategic Plan, 2011) created by Dr. Susan Hickman (POLST, 2016). As noted in the NINR strategic plan, the POLST assists in communicating the patient’s end of life choices to all medical personnel involved in their care (NINR Strategic Plan, 2011). By utilizing a standardized form, the communication of the patient’s end of life choices with other health care providers…

decision considerations is “A Model to Guide Hospice Palliative Care.” This model was formed to educate caregivers and provide a resource for them as they handle end of life patients (CHPCA, 2013). There are three foundational concepts defined by the framework; effective communication, effective group function, and the ability to facilitate change. There are six steps defined for the therapeutic encounter establishing hospice care: 1. Assessment – A comprehensive assessment is completed by…

what physician assisted suicide is. 1. The term physician assisted suicide is defined by the Medical Dictionary as, voluntary termination of one's own life by administration of a lethal substance with the direct or indirect assistance of a physician. Physician-assisted suicide is to be distinguished from the withholding or discontinuance of life-support measures in terminal or vegetative states so that the patient dies of the underlying illness, and from administration of narcotic analgesics…

This research is about self-determination at the end of life. However, many people do not know they have the options and suffer needlessly. Healthcare and medical discoveries are continually improving, there have been significant strides in the field of surgery, pharmaceuticals and communication over the years to alleviate pain and suffering. Therefore, my initial research plan is to answer the question, “What resources are available in my state to ensure a peaceful death?” A primary source of…

inadequate care that too many patients experience, even in wealthy, developed countries like the UK and the USA, is a shameful indictment of the shortcomings of society’s attitude toward the sick and dying. It is, however, an indictment of society’s failure to provide adequate care, not society’s prohibition of intentional killing (403). Legalizing euthanasia could probably make nurses and doctors care less about terminally ill patients because of the belief that they would end their life soon;…

Insufficient palliative care can have a lot to do with whether or not someone wants to stay on this earth any longer. If the treatments being provided are not working or the people around these patients such as the nurses and doctors are not treating them right, then this would…

The subject of medical care has been a very controversial subject since the beginning of time, physician assisted suicide is no exception. Although not as temperamental as in previous decades, this subject tends to be mentioned in many heated professional and family of the terminally ill’s family arguments. This topic is so controversial because many people that are against assisted suicide religiously fuel their arguments, saying that no one should interfere with Gods decision as to when a…

Workers provides discharge planning service to any patient needing support. The Via Christi social work department creates a care discharge plan, considering the patient’s strengths, the patient’s current level of care, and patient current resources, such as available caregivers, if appropriate. Discharge plans can include, but not limited to, a referral to a home health care agency, a direct-admit referral to a long-term facility, a direct-admit to a rehabilitation facility, or help obtaining…

Should People who are Terminally Ill be allowed to End their Lives? Time has passed, when there were not enough inventions and technologies to sustain life. In this era, new medical inventions prolong lives, and it has made it possible for humans to live longer, than when there were no remedies to support life. People can live comfortably with terminal illness throughout their lifetime. From observations, People in developed countries such as United States, Canada, England, can live with…