End of Life

Assignment: essay
Subject: Medicine
Study Level:College
Page Count:2
Number of sources:3
Spacing:double
Deadline: Jan 21st, 11 am
Topic:Patient Consent/Patient Rights & Responsibilities/End of Life
Citation:APA
English:US
Order Number:74978
Details:Evaluate and discuss the legal implications of the actions in the foregoing scenario in light of the module materials and your own research. Please be thorough in responding to the following questions: 1.Identify and briefly explain the elements of informed consent; 2.Discuss whether Mrs. Sparza’s consent was properly obtained; 3.Identify Mrs. Sparza’s rights regarding end-of-life decision-making; and 4.Discuss the nature of the act of injecting morphine. 5.Was it legal? Salladay, S. A. (August, 2000). Grandmother’s plea. Nursing, 30(8), p. 66. Torrey, T. (February, 2009). “The wise patient’s guide to rights and responsibilities”. About.com. Retrieved from http://patients.about.com/od/empowermentbasics/a/patrr.htm ExpertLaw. Retrieved from http://www.expertlaw.com/library/estate_planning/guardianship.html FindLaw “Gross Negligence and Lack of Informed Consent” Retrieved from http://injury.findlaw.com/medical-malpractice/pross-negligence-lack-of-informed-consent.html MedicineNet.com. Retrieved from http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=32841