End-of-life care

extremely heart rending. In fact I do believe that the patient’s wishes at the end of life should be considered and carried out. The court’s ruling in 1976 that outlined that the right to refusal of life saving illness was under the right of privacy was significant and paved the way for other families who were faced with a similar situation to make a decision. Today, we continue to have lively debates regarding end of life care. The article entitled, The Request, was about Evelyn and her son…

End of life care, especially the withdrawal of treatment is the most ethically complex and emotionally and intellectually challenging. In this case, the doctor is torn between prolonging a patient’s life and the need to address withdrawal of treatment issues. The paragraphs that follow take into account, the ethical frameworks in the 21st century and opinion by asking ethical questions that address the complexity of the matter. To analyze this ethical issue, four principles of medical ethics,…

with a dilemma like this. Those who support John’s decision to end his life may cite section 1.02 in the Code of Ethics to argue that social workers need to “respect and promote the right of clients to self-determination and assist clients in their efforts to identify and clarify their goals” (Code of…

Multifactorial considerations should be addressed in order for a clinician, such as nurses and doctors, to fully comprehend the complexities revolving around the nature of pain and its implication in palliative care. Nursing curricula in earlier generations has solely focused on the biophysical or biomedical domain of acknowledging pain and the inherent attention it requires to mitigate the affliction on the human body (Prem et al., 2012). However, as living organisms…

In the NPR article, “A Mother’s Death Tested Reporter’s Thinking about End-of-Life Care”, Charles Ornstein writes about his family’s decisions during his mother’s end-of-life care. The NPR article details the decision that the Ornstein family made in the course of Harriet Ornstein’s end-of-life care to discontinue “aggressive care” and remove a ventilator that prolonged Harriet’s life (Ornstein). In this essay, we argue that the final decision made by the Ornstein family to remove the…

Practice Assignment The purpose of life support is to help sustain organ function until the body is capable to regain the function itself. When a loved one becomes ill and needs lifesaving medical treatment, families do their best to make sure adequate care is received. Ethical issues can cause dilemmas for doctors, nurses, and the family. It is the medical staff’s responsibility to make sure the patient and family understands the end of life process. During the end of life process the doctors…

End of life care dilemma: a case study Nurses encounter various decision-making in daily practice, these decisions are intricately linked to patients’ and family members’ values or beliefs that coupled with emotional burdens in end-of-life care (Quinn et al. 2012; Gallagher et al. 2015). Legal and ethical issues often arise when the patient is incompetent as well as when the surrogate decision maker is unclear (Torke, Alexander & Lantos 2008). In this case, Lewis, who was admitted to the…

healthcare settings. These include: decision-making in end-of-life care, use of restraints and a lack of resources (Catic, 2017). Today I will discuss Ethical Dilemma in End-of-life Care in geriatric care. Providing end-of-life care is a necessity for nearly all healthcare providers. Slide2 Health care workers are often confronted with difficult ethical situations. One of them is moral distress. Moral distress (MD) develops in situations where health care providers cannot fulfill their…

of medical care, nevertheless, I must admit that this question was particularly difficult for me to answer. I have previously been in a position in which the decision needed to be made in regards to pursuing treatment for the purpose of prolonging life or rather to optimize the quality of it through the implementation of comfort measures. In regards to the question, I do not agree that capping Medicare benefits are going to have a direct impact in promoting dignified end of life care issues. …

trends indicate that more people are wanting to spend their last moments in life at home and not at hospital. End of life care is moving towards nursing homes, homes, and hospice care. End-of-life care is an issue that most are going to have to face as they become old. First thing to member is to support the client’s decision and provide them with the information needed to make an informed decision regarding their care. I would inform them of their options regarding benefits and hindrance of…