J: Ethics- Barbra Elliot Flashcards
What is a narrative?
How you remember the dead person, their death
What is the sequence of family decisions?
Decision to withdraw care
Decision to donate organs
When would re-visit goals of care?
At turning points! chemo/radiation dialysis surgery re-hospitalization discharge planning
When would you be able to donate organs?
Brain death
Expected cardiac death
When do you for go medical interventions?
-when the intervention is likely to offer little benefit to meeting patient goals or sustaining desired quality of life
Ethically is it the same to for go or withdrawal treatment?
yes!!!!
Difference between advance directive and POLST?
Advance directives = wishes of the patients
POLST = ORDERS! signed by physician
Difference between palliative and hospice care?
Palliative = addressing symptoms (comforting) with treatment
Hospice = addressing symptoms with no treatment
Difference between physician-assisted suicide and euthansaia?
Physician-assisted suicide: prescription for leathal amount of medication that the patient takes on a their own
Euthanasia = physician directly and intentionally administers a substance to cause death
What states is physician assisted suicide legal in?
Oregon, washington and vermont
