1. Respond with this in mind: I was most interested in......
This week there are so many great topics that we have not considered, or are aware of. I have listed several of the topics from our book this week.
Please select one topic and relate it to one of the questions below. Your answers should be appx one paragraph each)
(a) Relate a personal story (topic-
(b) Educate us a bit more using something interesting you found on the net (topic-
(c) Explain the significance of the topic as it relates to a group of individuals (topic-
(d) Articulate your reaction and why it was meaningful to you (topic-
List:
Hospice
Medicare hospice benefits and AIDS patients
Palliative care
Physician-assisted suicide (PAS)
Remission and the views of life/death
Terminal illness and life/death Advance directive
Anatomical gift
Cryonics
Combined advance health care directive
Cryostasis
Disinterested witness
Durable power of attorney for health care
Health care proxy
Informed consent
Living will
Patient Self-Determination Act
Physical restraints
2. Go to the below link and find your state. Read through the advanced directives and think about how you would fill in each section. You do not have to share this private information. Your assignment is to reflect on why people find this difficult to do and your thoughts as to how it could be helpful for anyone to do this. How can it help family members? Was there anything in particular you found interesting about the directives or even looking at them? Your response would be appx one paragraph in length.