Determination of Death / Informed Consent
Module 3 BE
Determination of Death / Informed Consent
After studying the course materials located on Module 6: Lecture Materials & Resources page, answer the following:
1. ERD 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 55, 59, 61, 62 and make a summary
2. Uniform Determination of Death Act (UDDA):
a. How this law was created
b. Legal definition of death, describe
3. Human life:
a. Basic principle of Human Life
b. Define dying within context of faith
4. Difference between pain and suffering
5. Give an ethical analysis of pain management / pain relief when death becomes inevitable
6. Diagnosis / prognosis: define both.
7. Ordinary / extraordinary means of life support: Explain each and give an ethical analysis
8. Killing / allowing to die: Define both. Which one is ethical and why?
9. Catholic Declaration on Life and Death: give a summary of this document: https://www.miamiarch.org/
10. Why a Catholic Free and Informed Consent is different from others?
11. Define Proxy
12. Explain:
a. Advance Directives
b. Living Will
c. Power of Attorney and Durable Power of Attorney
d. DNR
Submission Instructions:
- The paper is to be clear and concise, 700 body words and students will lose points for improper grammar, punctuation, and misspelling.
- If references are used, please cite properly according to the current APA style. Refer to your syllabus for further detail or contact your instructor.
please use only bibliography materials provided:
- Ethical and Religious Directives (ERD) for Catholic Health Care Services (6th ed.). (2018). http://www.usccb.org/about/
doctrine/ethical-and- religious-directives/upload/ ethical-religious-directives- catholic-health-service-sixth- edition-2016-06.pdf (Links to an external site.)
Paragraphs: 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 55, 59, 61, 62
Answer preview
In summary, ERD 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 55, 59, 61, and 62 illustrates the needs of individual persons and surrogates to access moral and medical information and counseling to make accurate decisions. Individuals need to receive free and informed medical information if it does not contravene the catholic principles (Ethical and Religious Directives ) for Catholic Health Care Services 6th ed). The patients or their families should be provided with information about a given treatment, its benefits, side effects, cost, consequences, and any available alternatives. The alternative to the treatment may include stopping the treatment processes. Also, the healthcare providers and family members should respect the informed decision by a competent adult about
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