Ethical Issue
Ethical Values
Interested Parties
Topic in Literature
Legal Consideration
100
She suffered a cardiac arrest in 1990, leaving her in a vegetative state.
Who Is Terri Schiavo?
100
This value means to "self govern"
What is Autonomy?
100
Main participant whose life is at stake.
Who is Terri Schiavo?
100
They have sufficient knowledge and experience to know what they are making decisions about and fully understand the concept of an advanced directive.
What is a good candidate?
100
It upholds the purpose of preventing illness, alleviating suffering, and protecting, promoting, and restoring the health of patients.
What is Nurse's code of ethics?
200
The relationship between these two parties was strained, and held vast opinions about the treatment that should be done.
Who is Mr. Schiavo and her parents?
200
Removing her from the feeding tube and allowing her to die with peace and dignity exemplifies this value.
What is nonmaleficience?
200
A group of people affiliated by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence.
Who is her family and husband?
200
They have inaccurate preconceptions, or misunderstanding about the nature of the medical issues and are not adequately prepared to sign and advanced directive.
What is a bad candidate?
200
Removing a patient from life support leads to this irreversible outcome.
What is Death?
300
This lets the health care providers know what type of care the individual would want to have if they became incapacitated.
What is an advanced directive?
300
A fair trial reviewing the "inaccuracy o the diagnosis, the malevolence of her parents and husband, and the clarity of her choices."
What is Justice?
300
A health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment.
What is the hospital?
300
They expect there to be a standard for determining the patient's choice that reflects respect for individual liberty as well as deference to America's moral and religious pluralism.
What is society?
300
Phrase used to refer to an individual’s total well-being. This includes all emotional, social, and physical aspects of the individual’s life.
What is quality of life?
400
A disorder of consciousness in which patients with severe brain damage are in a state of partial arousal rather than true awareness.
What is a vegetative state?
400
The media, protestors, legal system, and publicity of the case violated this sanctity.
What is confidentiality?
400
The storage and transmission channels or tools used to store and deliver information or data.
What is the media?
400
Action was not taken by the medical disciplines until there was a clear awareness of the distinction between passively and actively hastening death because of this factor.
What is fear of legal repercussions?
400
It falls within this scope to procure that the patient's rights are not violated while they are in a vulnerable state.
What is scope of nursing?
500
March 18,2005
What is the date that her feeding tube was removed?
500
Provides federal protections for personal health information held by covered entities and gives patients an array of rights with respect to that information
What is HIPAA privacy rule?
500
Mrs. Hutchins and Dr. Smith
Who are the best ethics instructors?
500
This power may be used to allow a spouse or family member to manage the grantor's affairs in case illness or injury makes the grantor unable to act.
What is a power of attorney?
500
An important role that defends or maintains a cause or proposal for the well-being of another.
What is an advocate?
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