Medical education

Ethical dilemma is a complicated situation that usually comprises an obvious conflict among two inseparable moral principles in which that following a one moral principle could breach the other. Euthanasia is one of the widely known ethical dilemmas over the recent decades. Euthanasia is by means of individual’s competent and voluntary request, physician deliberately ends individual’s life by administering medication with the intention of compassion. On the other hand, Physician Assisted…

Euthanasia is the act of killing a sick or injured person to end their suffering as stated by Merriam Webster Dictionary. The government is against euthanasia because they state that it is inhumane and that only God can take life away, but the reality of the case is that it is a right that the people have and not everybody has the same belief. With the legalization of euthanasia people can end their suffering and the economy can progress in the way that the government doesn’t have to pay for…

Therefore, to ensure the overarching medical, ethical and social needs of mental health consumers are met, it would be necessary to train and widen the skills of health practitioners such as nurses, by embracing a a person-centred, holistic and evidenced-based framework of art-based practices…

colleagues are medical professionals from the University of Washington and the University of California with support from the National Institute of Health for…

Using Animals in Biomedical Research “One million insulin-dependent diabetics survive today because of the discovery of insulin and the study of diabetes using dogs, rabbits, rats and mice models” according to Foundation for Medical Research. The topic of whether animals should be used in biomedical testing remains to be one of the most controversial topic in United States today. Although one may argue animals should not be used in biomedical research because there are many alternatives out…

• What other pertinent medical information would you want to ask Edith? I would like to find out more about when Edith was diagnosed with hypertension and high cholesterol, what medications or vitamins she takes, if she has a past surgical history and what her diet consists of (due to the fact that she presents with a 20lb weight loss). In addition, due to the daughter’s report of her mother’s worsening depression and worsening memory loss, I would be interested to know how involved her daughter…

Government When it comes to death and dying, there are many legal laws and regulations that come into play. For example, the North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State Advance Health Care Directive Registry. These are where legal documents where you give instructions about your health care if you are not able to speak for yourself (Marshall, 2007). The different types of Advance Health Care Directives are a power of attorney, “declaration of a desire for natural death”, instructions…

teaching need to occur to promote the self-management skills needed to promote optimum health. The first key problem is the prevention of medical crisis and their management as they occur (Larsen, 2014). In order to establish the most effective care plan for Mrs. Hernandez’, we need to…

When someone is having a blood sugar spike, they may feel tired, lightheaded, they may feel confused, or they may have trouble concentrating. Parkinson’s disease is a very controlling chronic disease. “Parkinson's disease is a degenerative neurologic disease” (Parkinson’s disease Overview). Parkinson’s disease is a tragic chronic disease. Like many other chronic diseases, Parkinson’s disease takes a toll on the person and the person’s family. Parkinson’s disease is a disease that…

1. I do think terminally ill inmates should be addressed by correctional facilities with programs such as hospice care, especially those prisons who have a significant population of aged offenders; for example, Angola has 85% of its population already aging. Programs that address terminally ill patients, such as the hospice program, do not only benefit the patient, but also the inmate who volunteers and the nurses; it allows for the inmate to stop thinking in selfish ways because he is now…