Evidence Based Analysis Paper The Impact of Advance Care Planning on End of Life in Elderly Patients Amber Frederick April 9, 2013 College of Saint Elizabeth Professor Marranca Many patients do not have advanced directives and often enter the hospital where various medical care is received and sometimes unwanted. This is because many patients are not given the opportunity to plan ahead and choose the care they would want. In order to improve patient satisfaction, reduce family burden and
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life sustaining support be withdrawn per his wife’s wishes. Lydia's mother does not support the decision to withdraw active treatment because she believes that Lydia has a chance of recovering. Lydia had prepared an advance directive but at this time the advance directive cannot be located. Lydia has verbally communicated with her husband what her wishes would be, should she ever find herself in such a situation (University, 2013). Laws that need to be looked at, include the New York's Family
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patient’s family and even our own possible opposing beliefs. First, we are going to have to understand difference and what our ethical obligations are when we are faced with questions and situations pertaining to end of life decisions. An advance directive allows a competent adult to make the decision about their end of life care and this is acknowledged in a formal document known as a living will. The document will include; an individual the patient has chosen to make decisions for them if they become
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The Main purpose of this case summary asked by our CEO Felicia Larue is to give a brief on the patient situation and to ensure that her rights of are preserved and the risks to the hospital are minimized. Been paralyzed refers to patients that needs the use of the latest available procedures for psychotherapeutic work, comatose and treatment for different states of consciousness. Patients in comatose states like Lydia have been traditionally considered as victims of neural pathological procedures
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