LESSON 15 Flashcards

1
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Every person with decisional capacity has the right to refuse any treatment, regardless of the nature of the treatment or consequences

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Ordinary and extraordinary care

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2
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Ordinary or Extraordinary Treatment: high risk of harm

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Extraordinary

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3
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Ordinary or Extraordinary Treatment: simply, relatively low tech

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Ordinary

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4
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Ordinary or Extraordinary Treatment: usually a source of pain or distress

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Extraordinary

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5
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Ordinary or Extraordinary Treatment: low risk of harm

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Ordinary

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6
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Ordinary or Extraordinary Treatment: complex, relatively high tech

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Extraordinary

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7
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Ordinary or Extraordinary Treatment: routine

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Ordinary

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8
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Ordinary or Extraordinary Treatment: relatively small chance for the benefit of the patient

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Extraordinary

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9
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Ordinary or Extraordinary Treatment: available to most people who need it

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Ordinary

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10
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Ordinary or Extraordinary Treatment: available to few

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Extraordinary

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11
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One could be said to have interest

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Personhood

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12
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Federal law regarding advanced directives

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PSDA / Patient Self-Determination Act

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13
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To make people aware of their rights

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PSDA

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14
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Developed ‘standards for the documentation of patients’ wishes regarding advanced directives

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Joint commission

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15
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A written, legal document. It describes the treatment you would want if you were terminally ill or permanently unconscious

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Living will

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16
Q

It wont let you select someone to make decisions for you

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Living will

17
Q

It states that you have chosen to make health care decisions for you.

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DPA / Durable Power of Attorney

18
Q

It becomes active any time you are unconscious or ‘unable to make medical decisions’

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Medical Power of Attorney

19
Q

Upheld concept that competent individuals could refuse life sustaining treatment

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Supreme Court

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