Description

Instructions:

Assignments in this course will take you through “A Day in the Life” of a healthcare professional. You will be given the opportunity to apply the concepts that you have learned throughout the course to a variety of situations that a healthcare professional might face.

In addition to the grading standards found in the Syllabus, projects will also be graded on accuracy and application of course materials. Each answer should be at least 1 paragraph in length, including supporting facts from the textbook and references.

Directions:

Read the case study. Respond to the questions that correspond to the scenario and upload to the appropriate Dropbox.

Each question should be answered in complete sentences, using correct sentence structure. Responses should be free of grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors.

Case Study:

Read the Case in Point: Terri Schiavo and Case in Point: Angela Carder, found in Chapter 8 of your textbook. After reading the case, please respond to the questions below. Be sure to include facts from the textbook as well as other sources to support your conclusions. Provide in- text citations and a reference list.

Questions to answer:

1. There are four types of advance directives listed in your text. Please list and describe them. Identify the type of advance directive Terri Schiavo could have used to avoid the legal battles surrounding the end of her life.

2. Explain the difference between withholding and withdrawing treatment. Which method was used to end Terri Schiavo’s life?

3. In the case of Angela Carder, what type of tort might have been committed (assault, battery, fraud, defamation of character, false imprisonment, or invasion of privacy)? Why?

4. What ethical violations might have taken place in the case of Angela Carder? Be specific, using ethical principles and theories introduced in Unit 1.

MAKE SURE:

● Applies appropriate

intentional tort to case

study.

● Supports the application

of intentional tort to the

Angela Carder case.

● Applies at least 2

ethical violations

that took place in

the case of Angela

Carder.

● Lists 4 advance

directives.

● Describes 4 advance

directives.

● Apply advance directives

to the Terri Schiavo

case.

● Accurately explains the

difference between

withdrawing and

withholding treatment.

● Fully applies withdrawing

and withholding

treatment to the Terri Schiavo case.