Creating an advanced directive not only gives an individual control over his/her medical wishes, but it also takes away from the family, the burden of making such a tough treatment choice. The very last place you want to have a conversation about who will be one’s healthcare agent is in an emergency. It is better to plan ahead to avoid unnecessary stress. Though this is unlike the previous two, but the POLST form is also another document to put into consideration. It is a physician order for life-sustaining treatment. This form explains in details what the patient wants, in the case of a medical intervention, like CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation), defibrillators, tubes for feeding or even when the patient is not breathing, without a pulse
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Transferring to an inpatient hospice means the pain control and symptom management which could not be continued in the patient’s home setting – like the nursing home, assisted living, independence living or personal residence, will be continued in hospice care. The American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) believes that, though technology can prolong lives, even where there is no hope of recovery, if such actions are against the wishes of the patients, it should not be used (Garrett, Baillie, Garrett & McGeehan, 2009).
In hospice, pain medications are used extensively without the fear of patients becoming addicts. The religion of the dying man forbids artificial nutrition and hydration, and this is wholly supported by his family members, hence, their first and only option will be to transfer him (the patient) to an inpatient hospice, so he can live in a comfortable and peaceful environment before his departure from the world.
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As a member of the healthcare ethics committee, the best possible option, in this case, would be to transfer the patient to an inpatient hospice, where he will be given comfort care and also spend quality time with his family before his demise. Whenever he is in pain, he will be given pain medications to alleviate his pain. This option is best because keeping the patient at the institution will violate, not only the religious stance of the patient and family but also that of the organization and the physician. Keeping the patient at this stage in the institution would definitely be a violation of the religion stance of both the physician and the institution. This is because, this is because the prolongation of life by artificial nutrition and hydration means is forbidden by the patient’s religion. So, it should not be pursued since there is no hope of recovery. Having an advanced directive would have saved everyone the trouble of trying to do what each thinks is right. If the man had either written a living will or even appointed a healthcare agent, the issue would not have been dragged, to the point of going to the court for an order. All in all, having an advanced directive would have been time-saving and also cost-efficient at the long
Transferring to an inpatient hospice means the pain control and symptom management which could not be continued in the patient’s home setting – like the nursing home, assisted living, independence living or personal residence, will be continued in hospice care. The American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) believes that, though technology can prolong lives, even where there is no hope of recovery, if such actions are against the wishes of the patients, it should not be used (Garrett, Baillie, Garrett & McGeehan, 2009).
In hospice, pain medications are used extensively without the fear of patients becoming addicts. The religion of the dying man forbids artificial nutrition and hydration, and this is wholly supported by his family members, hence, their first and only option will be to transfer him (the patient) to an inpatient hospice, so he can live in a comfortable and peaceful environment before his departure from the world.
Hospice Care and Palliative Medicine to the …show more content…
As a member of the healthcare ethics committee, the best possible option, in this case, would be to transfer the patient to an inpatient hospice, where he will be given comfort care and also spend quality time with his family before his demise. Whenever he is in pain, he will be given pain medications to alleviate his pain. This option is best because keeping the patient at the institution will violate, not only the religious stance of the patient and family but also that of the organization and the physician. Keeping the patient at this stage in the institution would definitely be a violation of the religion stance of both the physician and the institution. This is because, this is because the prolongation of life by artificial nutrition and hydration means is forbidden by the patient’s religion. So, it should not be pursued since there is no hope of recovery. Having an advanced directive would have saved everyone the trouble of trying to do what each thinks is right. If the man had either written a living will or even appointed a healthcare agent, the issue would not have been dragged, to the point of going to the court for an order. All in all, having an advanced directive would have been time-saving and also cost-efficient at the long