Unit 4 Project Advance Directives
In your project this week, you will explore advanced directives, torts and your role in healthcare while respecting patient’s rights. You will be evaluated on each project on the accuracy of your responses, the completeness of your responses, your ability to think critically about each situation and your overall writing ability. Your responses to the questions below should be constructed in complete sentences using proper grammar, spelling and punctuation. 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 one paragraph in length, include supporting facts from the textbook, and an in-text citation.
Your project should be submitted to the Dropbox by the end of Unit 4.
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Unit 4 Project Questions
1. What is the purpose of having an advance directive?
The purpose of an advanced directive is to allow an adult individual to tell healthcare professional, family members and friends your future healthcare choices. This is an opportunity to put your wishes in writing while you still can make decisions. This also helps your healthcare team know your wishes so they can better follow what you want.
2. There are four types of advanced directives listed in your text. Please list and describe three of them: Types of advanced directives vary based on state law. One type is living will, which is a document to control certain future health care decisions only when the individual is unable to make choices on their own. They must have a terminal illness or be permanent unconsciousness, Living will tells the type of medical treatment the individual would want. Durable power of attorney for healthcare is also a legal document in which you name a person to make your decisions if you are unable to. This person can speak with your doctors or care givers on your behalf. The person you name as your attorney should be
Your project should be submitted to the Dropbox by the end of Unit 4.
Name:
Unit 4 Project Questions
1. What is the purpose of having an advance directive?
The purpose of an advanced directive is to allow an adult individual to tell healthcare professional, family members and friends your future healthcare choices. This is an opportunity to put your wishes in writing while you still can make decisions. This also helps your healthcare team know your wishes so they can better follow what you want.
2. There are four types of advanced directives listed in your text. Please list and describe three of them: Types of advanced directives vary based on state law. One type is living will, which is a document to control certain future health care decisions only when the individual is unable to make choices on their own. They must have a terminal illness or be permanent unconsciousness, Living will tells the type of medical treatment the individual would want. Durable power of attorney for healthcare is also a legal document in which you name a person to make your decisions if you are unable to. This person can speak with your doctors or care givers on your behalf. The person you name as your attorney should be
References: www.medicaldictionary.com www.unos.org www.iopo.org www.longtermcare.livingwills.htm www.legalmate.com Fremgen, Bonnie F. (2009). Medical Law and Ethics