Medical ethics

The Role of the Nurse as Patient Advocate The purpose of this paper is to look at the role of the nurse as patient advocate; as well as some barriers they may face while partaking in this role. The term advocate does not have just one definition or meaning. Various areas of study such as psychology, sociology, and law all perceive the definition of advocate in a different way. Some of “the nursing literature relies on a legal definition of an advocate as someone who defends the patient against…

Physician Assisted Suicide David Velleman claims that hastening a patient’s death would be an affront to their dignity prior to the onset of twilight autonomy but justified during this period. The relationship between an individual’s interest, values and why hastening someone’s death is not an offense when it is done for the sake of one’s dignity. When someone’s dignity is at risk their derivative value is deteriorating and it is in their best interest to hasten the patient’s death. When a…

I have chosen to write about assisted suicide for the terminally ill. I chose it because it has been in the news lately and I wanted to know more about it. I’ve learned that there are people very passionate for and against it. They all have great points of why it should and why it shouldn’t be legalized. I believe that it should be legalized and my paper will give you a few reasons why. My working thesis is “Assisted suicide should be legal for people with a terminal illness because they have a…

age of fourteen, and 75% of mental health conditions develop by the age of twenty-four (NAMI, 2015; Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs [AMCHP], 2011). ). Individuals living with a mental illness face an increased risk of having chronic medical conditions. Mental health illnesses know no age limit, it is known that adults in the United States living with a serious mental illness die about 25 years earlier than others (NAMI, 2015; AMCHP, 2011). Mental health services (including…

Community Connections is a mental health agencies established in 1984. Its mission during establishment was to, “provide mental health services to consumers who were transitioning from institutional care into society” (“Community Connections History,” 2008). The focus of the agency then was to, “provide treatment for people who were diagnosed with major mental disorders and needed help to regain skills lost after years of institutional care” (“Community Connections History,” 2008). The founder…

Deciding to move to a rest home is a major decision that involves many factors to consider. A different emotion is experienced both by the family and the patient itself. But the main aim here is to improve the quality of care for the aged persons. Providing holistic care, managing safety for all the residents and treating them with great dignity. We choose one of the private rest home here in New Zealand as the existing health sector organisation. A 75-bed capacity institution rendering…

Euthanasia is a controversial subject in the medical world so should it be offered to patients who may want to go through with it. Euthanasia should be allowed because it can be considered ethical, it’s the patient’s choice, and the patients have a reason for why they choose Euthanizing. To start off is it ethical for a patient to get Euthanized? The Reason this can be considered ethical is because the choice is solely decided by the patient and also that the doctor is not liable for what…

In the medical field the patient is the customer and the customer is always right. Those in the health care profession are also obligated to do no harm and enter the field to heal. When a patient wants assistance in dying, what are their options? What is the responsibility…

Health Care Delivery Systems: Cost-Containment and Staffing Models Shelley Hendel Baptist School of Health Professions NUR 4340 Professional Nursing Issues and Health Care Delivery Systems January 31, 2016 Health Care Delivery Systems: Cost-Containment and Staffing Models The Affordable Care Act (ACA), implemented in 2010 by the Obama administration is healthcare coverage that allows access to affordable quality healthcare to the citizens of United States of America (USA). Nurses, as leaders…

The agony, the suffering, the painful knowledge of knowing you are going to die with excruciating pain, with no say in what happens to them, as you just watch your time run out. Assisted suicide grants someone the choice of a life or death decision in a more ethical way. Assisted suicide and suicide are two different things. Suicide is where an individual takes his/her life in a manner that is referred to as being inhumane such as hanging or a gunshot. Assisted suicide is where a professional…