What is the uniform anatomical gift act?

What is the uniform anatomical gift act?

Answer: Any person of 18 years or older and of sound mind may donate any part of their body upon their death.

What is assisted suicide and what states in the U.S. allow it?

What is assisted suicide and what states in the U.S. allow it?

Answer: Oregon is the only state that by law allows physicians to Rx (prescribe) a lethal dose of medications when asked by a terminally ill patients,

According to the lecture what are the psychological aspects of dying?

According to the lecture what are the psychological aspects of dying? 

Answer:
-changes in personality, relationships and self-image
-difficulty with communication and
-fear

What is increased when medication dosages are increased due to increased suffering?

What is increased when medication dosages are increased due to increased suffering? 

Answer: As suffering increases dosages increases which increases the risk of addiction.

With regards to suffering in dying medications are given for?

With regards to suffering in dying medications are given for? 

Answer:
-pain control: addiction
-sedatives for sleep
-disease control

What is the patient self determination act?

What is the patient self determination act? 

Answer: Required for all medicare and medicaid patients they must be given written information about their rights to refuse or accept treatment.