The Peaceful End Of Life Theory

An intervention for quality improvement is to make sure the patient understands what is happening. The patient should be given time to express their thoughts. The family should be informed about the condition. Their participation is essential in making sure the patient is being taken care of. “To meet the needs of the older adult, individualize nursing care to enhance quality of life and maximize functional performance by improving condition, mood and behavior” (Potter & Perry, 2012).

All nurses should take positive actions to help their patients and to have the desire to do good. On the other hand, nonmaleficence is the core of the nursing ethics and it revolves around the idea that nurses have to remain competent in their field as to avoid causing injury or harm to patients. Nonmaleficence also requires all health care professionals to report any suspected abuse. The last ethical principle is justice. This ethical principle revolves around the idea that all patients must be treated equally and fairly.

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He looks forward to death with open arms and believes it will take him to his ultimate goal of being one with his creator. The most significant thing that I got from this interview is that Mr. R.A.M always reflected life in a positive manner. Mr. R.A.M accepted responsibilities for the past and was able to correct his mistakes in a timely manner. During the interview, Mr. R.A.M stated, “I have learned from my failures. We all made mistakes, but to learn from these mistakes and take it in a positive experience is life changing”.

Despite her disease progression nine months status- post surgery and three months after chemotherapy the treating oncology team was reluctant to discuss the risk/benefit aspect of chemotherapy and did not consider the option of palliative care in the face of progressive ascites and pleural effusion. Despite her continued decline the palliative care team offered her second-line of aggressive chemotherapy. This makes one wonder is this just bad medicine or is it seriously unethical? A wide range of medical and ethical issues arose in the provision of palliative care for this patient. This exemplified the need for patient’s autonomy, beneficence versus non-maleficence and truth telling.

Both the patients are unhappy with their experience in assisted living and skilled nursing facilities. The author mentions that nursing home prioritizes the provision of ‘nursing’ over the creation of ‘home.’ This is upsetting for patients because they do not sense the comfort of being home. In his 1961 study Asylums, Goffman noted some shocking similarities between nursing homes and prisons. In many nursing homes residents are not allowed to walk alone in case they fall, eat certain foods in case they choke, use knives in case they cut themselves.

Pro-Side: By allowing the family to be present during resuscitation of their loved one they are made aware of everything that was done to revive the patient. This could be beneficial to the family member in the circumstance that the patient doesn’t survive so that the family would know for sure that everything possible was done. This may help with the grieving process of the family in that they would not dwell on what more could have been done for their loved one. After the patient passes, the family becomes the nurses primary focus and it is our responsibility to help the family along in the grieving process. As for the patient being resuscitated, the patient may want their loved one to be by their side in case they don’t make it, and if the policies prohibited the family’s presence, the patients dying wishes would not be followed.

It is very important that we show compassion and that we empathize with patients. While we do this, it is also important to remember not to pity the patient in any way. Some ways a Medical Assistant can demonstrate professionalism when supporting patients who might be uncomfortable with having their skin examined are using relaxed words, showing gentleness, and making sure that the patient feels home-like at all times. Also, as a Medical Assistant you have to respect a patient’s culture when you’re in care for them ask questions and be prepared if the patient needs someone else present at the time. Another way to show professionalism is making sure all doors and windows are closed in each exam room to have privacy towards the patient.

Each person has the right to die pain-free and with dignity. The social worker’s role is to assess complex needs of patients and families, communicate psychosocial needs of patients and families to team members,

Being offered these services further highlights his declining health. This hospice clinical made me experience a variety of emotions. My first initial emotions were nervousness and awkwardness, I believe I felt this way because I have never been directly involved with hospice. The second wave of emotions consisted of sorrow and hopelessness. I felt these emotions because I couldn’t fathom being in their situation, but then I realized I cannot let these emotions affect the way I care for this patient and his family.

In his article, Brock argues that voluntary active euthanasia is morally permissible. First off, Brock explains that the most important reason is to respect each individual 's right to self-determination. People are meant to have an inherent right that allows them to pursue the things that they feel constitute a good life. Brock explains how it can allow people near death to maintain their dignity and avoid suffering, as long as they have some competent decision making ability. Brock also notes that voluntary active euthanasia is morally permissible because it shows a sort of mercy to the individual that is dying.

According to de Jong and Clarke (2009), a good death is one where people feel like they have “lived a good life” and are given the opportunities to prepare themselves for death. de Jong and Clarke (2009) also examine how in a good death people felt like they were given more control over their death when they could tell the care team their wishes regarding their care. It is imperative that nurses and other healthcare workers help accommodate the wishes of the patients to ensure that they can receive a “good death” (Doorenbos et al., 2006).

As of today, there is no cure for Alzheimer 's, as the article “Alzheimer’s Disease and End-of-Life Issues” by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says. However, families of Alzheimer’s patients will try to prolong their life which prolongs their suffering. Giving up is not

The regulation of off-study access presents a myriad of ethical dilemmas. Patients suffering from terminal illnesses face few options – either participating in a study, or facing certain death. The choice for most patients is simple: participate in the study, even at the risk of being given the placebo, because it is the only self-benefitting situation. If they refuse to participate in the study, they will surely die, but they are given a chance to live when through accessing the drugs in the study. This is beneficial to science and the population as a whole – though a small group of people will suffer as they are given a placebo, a greater number will benefit from the data collected from the research, as well as the future FDA approval, allowing

In “Unequal Lives, Unequal Deaths” Sunita Puri argues that death can be “humanity’s great equalizer,” however experiencing death is completely different because a person may not have the luxuries to die peacefully. For example, the person could desire to die at home but because he doesn’t benefit the whole “home hospice” due to the lack of money or dedicated family members then dying at home would make him feel “less comfortable.” The former nurse wants to inform all medical centers so they can feel sympathy towards the patients who experience inequalities during their last few days on earth and take action by providing those patients “comfort and dignity,” regardless of their disadvantages over others.