Discussion responses should demonstrate critical thinking skills and be thoughtful and respectful
Post two responses to the original posts of any other classmates (100 words for each response)
Posting should ask for clarification, challenge (respectfully) ideas, or describe a situation that illustrates the points being made. Simply agreeing or disagreeing with a post is not adequate
Worth 15 points / 5%
Classmate 1
How do you feel about the use of life-sustaining measures in the face of terminal illness? Examples: Permanent coma? Irreversible chronic illness, such as Alzheimer’s disease? Debilitating Stroke?
Advance directive forms in most states include two scenarios in which life-sustaining treatment is applied: Permanent unconsciousness and terminal illness. Patients can indicate on the advanced directive whether or not they want treatment solely based on their desires (Compassion, 2020).
2. How do you feel about particular medical procedures? Examples: mechanical breathing (respirator), cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), artificial nutrition and hydration, hospital intensive care, pain relief medication, chemo or radiation therapy, and surgery.
When talking about different medical procedures that can prolong life such as mechanical breathing or artificial nutrition, it again is up to the patient or their proxy to decide on whether or not they want these procedures done. Something like mechanical breathing is used when a patient cannot breathe on their own and a machine will push a certain amount of oxygen in your lungs at a certain rate and pressure. The longer a patient is on mechanical breathing the less likely the patient is to breathe on their own (Compassion, 2020). Pain relief, artificial nutrition or chemo therapy, is all up to the patient and whether or not they want these procedures done.
Classmate 2
How do you feel about the use of life-sustaining measures in the face of terminal illness? Examples: Permanent coma? Irreversible chronic illness, such as Alzheimer’s disease? Debilitating Stroke?
