Medical futility - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

The most important outcome of effective communication is to: - Answer-reduce patient error As part of nursing management of critically ill patient, orders are written to keep the head of the bed elevated at 30 degrees, awaken the patient from sedation each morning to assess readiness to wean from mech vent, and implement oral care protocol every 4 hours. These intervention are done as a group to reduce the risk of vent-associated pneumonia. This group of evidence-based interventions is often ...

HCR 210 - Final Arizona State University - Question and answers graded A+HCR 210 - Final Dignitas - correct answer An assisted suicide group in Switzerland that helps persons with terminal illness and certain physical and mental illnesses to die assisted by qualified doctors and allied health personnel, provided that they are of sound judgment, and the decision is made of their own free will, without form of coercion, criteria required by the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland. Autono...

What are the primary moral principles predominantly employed in bioethics correct answer: Autonomy, Non-maleficence, beneficence, justice Michael Sandel argues that the real problem with performance enhancing drugs and genetic engineering in sports is NOT "that they undermine effort and erode human agency." What, according to Sandel, is the real ethical problem with such technologies? correct answer: "represent a kind of hyper-agency, a Promethean aspiration to remake nature, including h...

Quantitative Futility correct answers When treatment will not achieve its biomedical goal/ "will not work"; a fact distinction based on scientific and empirical evidence Qualitative Futility correct answers A value distinction - values lead the surrogate decision maker to conclude that the treatment has no benefit according to such values - typically in terms of QOL Truog's 3 Phase Consultation Process and Options correct answers Phase 1 - Meet with ethics committee & clinical team for ...

HCR 210 - Final Dignitas - correct answer An assisted suicide group in Switzerland that helps persons with terminal illness and certain physical and mental illnesses to die assisted by qualified doctors and allied health personnel, provided that they are of sound judgment, and the decision is made of their own free will, without form of coercion, criteria required by the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland. Autonomy - correct answer An ethical principle that literally means self-governing. ...

At what grade level would health literature be written at - 6th-8th grade Accreditation guidelines are laid out by - the joint commission QI is the management process of - Monitoring Evaluating Continuously reviewing Improving the quality of healthcare delivery and safety of the system If patient has a 0 on the RASS, then the patient is - alert and calm If the patient has a +4 on the RASS, then the patient is - combative What is used as pain assessment for pain in intubated ...

help family members solve problems by: -• verbalize the immediate problem • identify support systems • recall how they handled stress in the past *Such assistance helps family members to focus on the present issue. It also allows them to solve problems and regain a sense of control over their lives.* Medical futility -*treatment that's hopeless* or interventions that aren't likely to benefit the patient even though they may appear to be effective

Privacy and Confidentiality Governed by Appeals correct answer: Fiduciary Responsibility (special obligations in the professional role), Trust, Autonomy (rights), Respect (Non-Decisional/Virtues), and Fidelity. HIPAA Caviat correct answer: Can disclose health information with healthcare professionals involved in care of the patient (with explicit authorization) and payment. HIPAA Guidelines correct answer: Communication should be necessary and effective for good patient care, risk of br...

HCR 210 Arizona State University -HCR 210 - Final well answeredDignitas - correct answer An assisted suicide group in Switzerland that helps persons with terminal illness and certain physical and mental illnesses to die assisted by qualified doctors and allied health personnel, provided that they are of sound judgment, and the decision is made of their own free will, without form of coercion, criteria required by the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland. Autonomy - correct answer An ethical p...

What are the four principles? correct answer: 1) Autonomy (Respecting decision making capacity) 2) Nonmaleficence (Avoiding causation of harm) 3) Beneficence (Providing benefits, balancing risks & costs) 4) Justice (Fairly distributing benefits, risks, costs) Ethics correct answer: Way of studying, examining, and understanding moral life Normative ethics correct answer: How we OUGHT to behave/do Non-normative ethics correct answer: Establishes what IS the case Descriptive non-...