Terminal illness

Introduction Terminal illnesses are health conditions that are life-limiting, and diagnoses of such conditions are distressing news that inexorably leaves patients and their families and friends filled with much uncertainty for the extended time periods. In the contemporary, such news does not only make the ailing and the affected kin perceive that everything has overturned, but also makes them acclimate to the norm of sudden death. These become the inception questions without definite answers, grief, and other mixed emotions and reactions, ranging from shock to acceptance, all of which determine how people deal with terminal illness. The main concern in this paper is to address how terminally ill people cope, along with the similarities and…

top concern. Patients with terminal illnesses should not have the ability to willingly end their own lives. It should be illegal for a doctor to administer euthanasia because it goes against the Hippocratic Oath, eradicates any chances of consensual research and testing, and defies the principle that a human life is priceless. It would be unethical to allow people to end their own lives if treatment is still possible, as this would go against the principle of “first, do no harm”, as stated by…

What strikes you as most important to remember as someone working in palliative care? • I believe one of the most important aspects to remember when working in palliative care is to be flexible. Patients can often change their mind as treatment progresses, leaving them fearful, irritable and angry at their illness. By being flexible, caregivers can adjust their care procedures to suit the changing needs of their patients while maximizing their satisfaction with their care. 29. What are the…

Assisted suicide is known as when a patient has a life threatening illness and they request a physician for assistance in order to end their life, and the patient is in control of that. The doctor usually provides the patient with a lethal substance causing them to end their life. Several people, especially people who suffer from life-threatening illnesses or old age are likely to request an assisted suicide. In order to ease the pain they feel. There are several pros and cons to an assisted…

Throughout the world, many hundreds of people have been diagnosed with terminal illnesses. Some of these illnesses are very painful and can cause suffering to those diagnosed until they eventually pass away. Today, a few countries have legalized a method to circumvent this suffering; it is known as physician/euthanasia assisted suicide (EAS). In America, a handful of states have legalized this new medical approach but there is still a lot of opposition for moral and religious reasons. Most…

Constructive Argument Generally the thoughts of death are taboo and death is seen as a terrible part of life. Most people fear death as it brings an uncertainty—both for what is to come after life and for how death will occur. An individual who has a terminal illness faces the questions surrounding death as doctors state that this person does not have long to live. While this person suffers through an immense amount of physical and psychological pain, doctors are required to keep the individual…

and hydration (N&H). When a feeding tube gets “plugged up”, meaning that it gets clogged up, it causes pain, nausea, and vomiting. Since this is a way of artificial N&H, these are bad symptoms that has a negative impact on the patient’s quality of life. M. Patricia Fuhrman, RD (Registered Dietitian), observes that, “The provision of intravenous hydration can have a negative impact on quality of life by increasing … urinary output, nausea, vomiting …” (Nutrition Support at the End of Life : A…

they are facing a terminal illness. The first and groundbreaking state that introduced such a law is Oregon. The law is called, "Oregon 's Death with Dignity Law." It allows physicians to write prescriptions for patients for lethal medications which can only be taken orally by the patient who wishes to end his/her life. Brittany Maynard was…

Moreover, when a person has a choice in how they will die it diminishes the emotional toll that dying can put on a patient and their family. The very emotional toll that terminal patients go through and the feelings of becoming a burden can be significant. They can have fear of being in acute or chronic pain with their particular disease or worry about becoming baffled and not capable of making their own choices anymore. Terminal patients also are concerned with being reliant on outside care…

Having the choice to decide what you want in life like pursuing your dream career, getting married, or simple choices like cutting your hair short and dying it; is what gives you the power to take control over your life. So what would happen when your body is conquered by a terminal illness and all you could do is wait until the day your body gives up for complete because the government said it is forbidden to take your own life? Once that power is taken away from you, you become enslaved in…