What options does a physician’s advance directive give a patient? And what kinds of options does hospice care offer the dying person?

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4: Psychology Homework

Everyone in the family knew that Phil would last only another few months more at best; his 88-year-old body was simply giving out. Doctors had treated him for kidney failure, cancer, heart disease, and diabetes over the years, but now the cancer had come back, and Phil did not want to go through chemotherapy again. David, Phil’s mildly retarded son who lived with Phil, wheeled him to the dining room table where family members had gathered to celebrate his birthday. It was February 29, and Phil joked that he had made it to the grand old age of 22. Phil’s oldest son Abe was visiting from Bulgaria, where he had a successful business that dealt with the Eastern European market. Unlike Phil and David, Abe was not religious. Phil wanted only dessert, so while the rest of the family ate their main course he told them of his decision to die when his time came and not to be “kept alive on machines like some kind of Frankenstein,” he said. Nadia, Abe’s wife, had contacted a hospice care organization that would provide palliative care, social, and spiritual support for Phil at home in his final weeks. Nadia also suggested that Phil execute an advance directive to physicians to ensure that hospital staff follow his wishes for end-of-life care if he were admitted in an emergency. She knew that David would probably call 911 if he found Phil in distress, and would tell the paramedics and the doctors to do everything they could to keep him alive. The same would go for the hospital staff where he would be admitted, unless they had a copy of Phil’s advance directive to physicians.

Abe, who regularly traveled to Los Angles, turned to his wife and said, “Maybe I should look into getting one of these advance directives for myself. If I’m in L.A. and something happens, I don’t want to be kept alive on machines, either.”
What options does a physician’s advance directive give a patient? And what kinds of options does hospice care offer the dying person?

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The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.

“I’m Not Trying to Be Cured, So There’s Not Much He Can Do for Me”: Hospice Patients’ Constructions of Hospice’s Holistic Care Approach in a Biomedical Culture from Death Studies
Hospice Foundation of America
450 words, double line spacing
APA format, 3 credible sources/ references
4: Psychology Homework

Select a policy issue (Universal Healthcare Coverage Policy) research the issue including policy analysis plan the policy and plan a call or meeting with a policymaker for the purpose of presenting the issue proposing

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Select a policy issue (Universal Healthcare Coverage Policy) research the issue including policy analysis plan the policy and plan a call or meeting with a policymaker for the purpose of presenting the issue proposing recommendations and asking questions about how change can occur. Reflect on the experience develop plans for follow-up with the policymaker as needed and consider ways in which advocacy efforts can continue.
Even with the passing of the Affordable Care Act it was difficult getting any medical coverage. Millions of American are still under insured or uninsured due to the high cost of health insurance. Use an Incrementalism model that will bring the changes gradually without the public feelings of being overwhelmed or confused.
Please Use level 1 heading for Introduction Key Points Empirical Evidence and Impact and Importance to Nursing. Please use references no more than 5 years old with DOI. Please CINAHL or EBSCO database if there is no DOI with article (see below for instruction on guidelines and references).
1) Introduction
Introduction clearly introduces your issue (Universal Healthcare Coverage Policy). Concluding statements summarizing content are present clear and well written. Why is this issue of particular interest/importance to you and to the profession of nursing?
2) Key Points
Identification of all key points of your policy-priority issue are clearly analyzed and fully articulated. What is the specific problem including background surrounding this issue? Is there a need for a new law or campaign related to this issue? How can you find out the current status of this issue? Is there a website (professional organization such as the American Nurses Association or local state or federal government) that provides status updates or alerts? Please describe. What level(s) of government does your issue involve (local state federal)? What level of government is your immediate target?
3) Empirical Evidence
Empirical evidence supporting your policy- priority issue is clearly critiqued in a comprehensive and accurate manner. What specific supportive evidence do you have for this issue including evidence and references? You will need to include this in your message/ask/recommendation(s). Review thoughts regarding your chosen policy issue. It is important to analyze your issue thoroughly. Be sure you address the following with evidence and research:
Context
Goals/options
Evaluation of options
Recommended solutions
4) Impact and Importance to Nursing
Your policy priority issue clearly demonstrates the impact and or importance of your issue to nursing or the intended impact to patient outcomes. Impact to patient outcomes or nursing practice is thoroughly discussed.
APA Format
APA Format: Text title page and reference page(s) are completely consistent with APA format 6th edition.
Writing Quality: Paper is appropriate in length. References include a minimum of 5 scholarly references excluding the course text. Rules of grammar spelling word usage and punctuation are consistent with formal written work.

What is constitutional law and was constitutional law broken in this scenario?

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Legal Issues Actions for Legal Issues

A student is doing a clinical rotation on a medical-surgical unit. In the hallway outside a patient’s room, a staff nurse explains the patient’s diagnosis to the student, mentioning that the medical condition typically is seen in patients with long-term cocaine use. When providing care for the patient, the student asks about any illegal drug use. The patient becomes upset and says that he has never used illegal drugs in his life. The student tells the patient that his condition is usually seen with long-term cocaine use. The patient orders the student out of his room, yelling that she has violated his constitutional rights and he is going to sue her for not providing a reasonable standard of care.

1.Did a breach of confidentiality occur between the student and the patient or between the student and the nurse? Explain.

2. What is constitutional law and was constitutional law broken in this scenario?

Two months after the patient in the scenario is discharged, his wife leaves him and he loses his job. The patient files an intentional tort action against both the student and the nurse.

3.Is this an appropriate legal action? ?

4.Would the patient in this scenario have grounds for malpractice?

In this part of the course project you will find out what plans your health care facility has for implementing the plans of the ONC.

The strategic goals of the National Health Care IT Plan are to:

Achieve adoption and information exchange through meaningful use of Health IT.
Improve care and population health and reduce health care costs through the use of Health IT.
Inspire confidence and trust in Health IT.
Empower individuals within Health IT to improve the health care system.
Achieve rapid learning and technological advancement.
Write a report in a 3- to 4-page Microsoft Word document that includes the following information:

A brief description of the mission and vision statements of your health care facility

A brief description of the plans that your health care facility has for implementing the National Health

Care IT Plan

Recommendations on ways to achieve the National Health Care IT Plan

A brief description of how the identified technology solution in W2: Assignment 2 relates to the ONC plans

The strategic planning process for the implementation of your chosen solution

For example, if you chose a technology solution that is currently used at your health care facility, make a case for the manner in which the solution is contributing to meet one or more of the strategic goals for the National Health Care IT Plan mentioned above. If the technology that you have chosen is a new one, describe how the solution will potentially contribute to meeting one or more of the strategic goals of the National Health Care IT Plan.