250 to 350 words use citations in work……………………………………………………………………………..

 

While the Hippocratic Oath clearly states a position on physician-assisted suicide, some physicians choose to aid patients in taking life-ending measures.

To prepare for this Discussion, research the laws associated with physician-assisted suicide.

By Day 4

Post a comprehensive response to the following:

• What is your state’s or province’s position on physician-assisted suicide?
• Does your state or province differ from others? If so, why?
• What is your opinion concerning physician-assisted suicide? Would you ask a physician to assist in your suicide if you had a terminal illness?
• Does a patient have the right to determine how they want to die? Support your response using ethical principles.
• If the patient doesn’t have a living will and is incapacitated, who would be legally responsible to make the decision to end the patient’s life? If you were the patient, how would you feel about that person making the decision for you?

Read a selection of your colleagues’ postings.

Note: Initial postings must be 250-350 words (not including references).

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ASSIGNMENT PLEASE USE ALL CITATIONS WITH ALL RESEARCH AND ALL REFERENCES SHOULD BE CITED IN WORK…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

 

Assignment: Preparing for the End

“It’s all about how you LIVE.”

This is how Caring Connections, a national advanced directive awareness program run by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), eloquently sums up the steps for preparing for the end.

• Learn about options
• Implement a plan
• Voice the plan to others
• Engage others to LIVE

While the decisions can be difficult, preparing for the end is an activity that has to happen before it is needed.

To prepare for this Assignment, research your state’s or province’s laws regarding end-of-life advanced directives such as do-not-resuscitate orders, durable power of attorney for health care, and living wills.

Complete at least one of the end-of-life advanced directives listed above. (You do not need to turn this in.)

To complete this Application, write a 2- to 3-page paper, which addresses the following:

• What types of end-of-life advance directives does your jurisdiction allow? How did you find the documents allowed by your state or province?
• After completing the document, assess your feelings about the process. What factors contributed to you selecting the specific document you completed?
• What legal issues did you consider when you were completing the document?
• What ethical factors and principles did you consider when completing the documents?

Your written assignments must follow APA guidelines. Be sure to support your work with specific citations from this week’s Learning Resources and additional scholarly sources as appropriate. Refer to the Essential Guide to APA Style for Walden Students to ensure your in-text citations and reference list are correct.

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RESOURCES…………………………….

Judson, K., & Harrison, C. (2016). Law and ethics for the health professions. (7th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.

• Chapter 12, “Death and Dying”

Making medical decisions can often be a difficult process- balancing various therapeutic approaches, technical options, financial factors, and personal wishes. This chapter explores how medical decision making can be even more complicated when it involves end-of-life issues.

Medical Law, Ethics, and Bioethics for the Health Professions

• Chapter 16, “End of Life Issues”

This chapter takes another look at the ethical challenges that end-of-life issues can pose.

 

• Appendix II, “Sample Documents for Choices about Health Care, Life, and Death”

This appendix offers some examples of useful documents that can facilitate medical planning and decision making.

 

Laureate Education (Producer). (2010). Ethical and legal issues in healthcare: End of life issues [Video file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu

 

 

 

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Ms. G has cellulitis of the left lower leg. Ms. G is presenting with an increased WBC count of 18.3 x 10¹² / L; 80% neutrophils, 12% bands. This indicates infection which is verified by the positive wound culture: Staphylococcus aureus. The wound is round, yellow-red, 2 cm diameter, 1 cm deep, located above the medial malleolus with moderate amount of thick yellow drainage. The patient has erythema on left leg from knee to ankle. She has inflammation or edema on her left calf and has an increased body temperature of 38.9 degrees Celsius. Recommendations for continued treatment would include antibiotics to treat Staphylococcus aureus. I would recommend a wound consult along with an order to change wound dressing once or twice a day to ensure adequate healing. I would recommend that an order be put in for pain medications due to the inflammation or edema on Ms. G’s left leg, making it painful to stand and move around. I would recommend getting an order for a medication to help with the patients fever. I would recommend QID glucose checks, considering the patient is diabetic, and making sure that her glucose levels are under control to ensure healing. High blood sugar levels can impair healing. I would recommend elevation of the affected limb as well as QID pedal pulse checks to make sure there is adequate blood flow to the limb. Muscle groups likely to be affected by Ms. G’s condition include the gastrocnemius, soleus, extensor hallucis longus, extensor digitorum longus, fibularis longus, vastus medialis, rectus femoris, and extensor hallucis brevis (ARC Resource Center, nd). With the subjective and objective data provided, follow-up laboratory/diagnostic laboratory testing should include Hgb A1C due to the patient being diabetic, and if a blood sugar is uncontrolled, then that can result in a decreased ability for wounds to heal and for conditions to get worse. Other testing should include cultures of the wound to see if the antibiotics are treating the infection adequately. Education should include blood sugar control and what to do and not to do to maintain normalized blood sugars. There should be education about why maintaining normal blood sugar levels is important regarding the healing process. Education about signs and symptoms of cellulitis if it were to happen again in the future, and when to seek medical attention would be important. Education on resources to help her with in home care if this was to happen again would also be beneficial. Future preventative care would include maintaining good blood sugar levels, a healthy diet, cleanliness, exercise, and regular check-ups with her primary care physician. Factors that are present that could delay wound healing would include that fact that the patient is diabetic, overweight, and that her nutritional status may be impaired because she has been bedridden for 3 days and no one to help her with meals. Precautions that are required to prevent delayed wound healing would be regular glucose checks, a diabetic diet with foods that enhance wound healing, regular wound care, and taking the full regime of antibiotics prescribed.