Hospital Governing Boards
7. “Patient self-determination and autonomy are under the law ancillary and derivative from the well-articulated right of privacy. Under this well established right, procreative freedom, the right to refuse any medical care no matter how beneficial, the right to terminate one’s life and legal immunity for doctors supporting or implementing such patient desires are all set out with clarity.” Accept or reject with specific examples.
I completely agree with this statement, patients have the freedom and the right to refuse and or decide for or against a treatment against the doctors will. It will be ethically inhumane and immoral to force anyone to get a treatment against their will. At the same time, there are times when this might not be appropriate measure for example when a third party is at risk, a perfect example of this would be the recent outbreak of EBOLA. A patient exhibiting the symptoms and signs may refuse the treatment, but in order to protect the public from the deadly virus, doctors may order the patient to be quartintied and treated. Furthermore if a terminally ill patient wants to end their life rather than prolonging their suffering they may choose to in designated states, a perfect example of this would Brittany Maynard, who was a 30year old female from California who was suffering from brain cancer and wanted to end her life rather than suffer with the aid of . Since it was illegal in California for her to do this, she moved to Oregon where she ended her life way the method of physician-assisted suicide. In my opinion once the quality of life for an individual has deteriorated to the point where pain is almost. We should all have the freedom of choice at this time
4. What is meant by the term “standard of care” in the context of medical liability? Provider examples as to the application of this legal term. How is this standard determined and defined in the health care field? Are you satisfied that it protects both patients and health care
I completely agree with this statement, patients have the freedom and the right to refuse and or decide for or against a treatment against the doctors will. It will be ethically inhumane and immoral to force anyone to get a treatment against their will. At the same time, there are times when this might not be appropriate measure for example when a third party is at risk, a perfect example of this would be the recent outbreak of EBOLA. A patient exhibiting the symptoms and signs may refuse the treatment, but in order to protect the public from the deadly virus, doctors may order the patient to be quartintied and treated. Furthermore if a terminally ill patient wants to end their life rather than prolonging their suffering they may choose to in designated states, a perfect example of this would Brittany Maynard, who was a 30year old female from California who was suffering from brain cancer and wanted to end her life rather than suffer with the aid of . Since it was illegal in California for her to do this, she moved to Oregon where she ended her life way the method of physician-assisted suicide. In my opinion once the quality of life for an individual has deteriorated to the point where pain is almost. We should all have the freedom of choice at this time
4. What is meant by the term “standard of care” in the context of medical liability? Provider examples as to the application of this legal term. How is this standard determined and defined in the health care field? Are you satisfied that it protects both patients and health care