HLT 520 Legal and Ethical Principles in Health Care (HLT 520)

HLT 520 Week 8 Assignment: Ethics in Health Care Interview: Contact the chair of a local hospital’s bioethics committee and interview him/her regarding the use of the committee at that facility, how the committee functions, how it makes decisions and recommendations, and the chair’s views on the impact the committee has had on the facility. If possible, attend one of the committee’s meetings. Write a paper (1,250-1,500 words) that describes your findings and observations. Include additi...

HLT 520 Topic 8 Discussion Question 2: “A 94-year-old woman is admitted to your hospital with dehydration, trouble breathing, and possible kidney failure. She is clearly in advanced Alzheimer's, weighs about 95 pounds, and shows multiple bruises on her body. She cannot talk. Her caregiver attributes the bruises to a blood disorder that reduces clotting.” 1. What are your thoughts about this situation? 2. What kind of investigation would you conduct? 3. What actions would you take...

HLT 520 Topic 8 Discussion Question 2: “A 94-year-old woman is admitted to your hospital with dehydration, trouble breathing, and possible kidney failure. She is clearly in advanced Alzheimer's, weighs about 95 pounds, and shows multiple bruises on her body. She cannot talk. Her caregiver attributes the bruises to a blood disorder that reduces clotting.” 1. What are your thoughts about this situation? 2. What kind of investigation would you conduct? 3. What actions would you take...

HLT 520 Topic 8 Discussion Question 1: A baby is born with anencephaly, or absence of the entire brain above the brainstem. The brainstem is intact, which means that the baby can breathe and have a heartbeat and blood pressure, but there is no chance for any human brain function or cognition, due to this birth defect. The health care team begins to educate the mother, since children with this deficit generally die shortly after birth. However, the mother is devoutly religious, and her ministe...

HLT 520 Week 7 Discussion Question 2: What are the differences between a permanent vegetative state and a coma? How do these differences affect the ethical choices faced by the family and caregivers of the patient? What impacts should the patient’s own wishes have? How would the presence of a living will impact the decision?

520 Week 7 Discussion Question 1: Explore the issues of how to determine if a patient is mentally competent to make his or her own decisions, especially in situations where the decisions do not appear to make sense.

HLT 520 Week 7 Assignment: Brain Death Scenario: Scenario: You are the hospital administrator and are told by your ICU unit director of a patient in the unit that has suffered serious brain damage, but is not currently meeting the criteria for complete brain death. Half of the family is insisting that the patient “wouldn’t want to live this way” and the other half is accusing them of wanting to kill the patient. Some allegations have been raised about a substantial inheritance for some...

HLT 520 Week 6 Assignment: Workplace Law Scenario Analysis: Write a paper (500-750 words) that addresses the Review Questions 2 and 3 in chapter 20 of the textbook. Include a rationale for your answers. Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

HLT 520 Week 6 Assignment: Workplace Law Scenario Analysis: Write a paper (500-750 words) that addresses the Review Questions 2 and 3 in chapter 20 of the textbook. Include a rationale for your answers. Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.