LEGAL ISSUES FOR COMLEX LEVEL 1 STUDY GUIDE SOLUTION
LEGAL ISSUES FOR COMLEX LEVEL 1 STUDY GUIDE SOLUTION Cruzan vs. Director - -Patients have the right to refuse life-sustaining treatment (including a feeding tube) -Like other life-sustaining treatments, artificial nutrition and hydration could be stopped legally and ethically Patient Self-Determination Act - Requires, that at time of admission: 1) Ask patients if they have *Advanced Directives* 2) Inform patients of their rights to accept or refuse medical treatment 3) Incorporate Advanced Directives into patient medical records The Stafford Act - The Stafford *Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act* -Authorizes the President to issue a major disaster or an emergency declaration in response to an event that overwhelms state or local government -If enacted, the local government can have access to *funds and services from FEMA* A physician is unwilling to perform heart surgery on a patient with HIV. What is your next step?
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