Legal And Ethical Aspects Of Aging

9. A 72-year-old patient with a history of breast cancer has a suspicious mass in her uterus. A biopsy was done. The determination was that the patient had a carcinoma in situ of the uterus. The physician who conducted the surgery called a face-to-face meeting with his fellow surgeons, the patient and the patient's family and discussed the case and the patient's outcome for 30 minutes.

On January 8, 2013, I bore a great injustice; over four years later, the injustice rages forward. Additionally,the situation shattered the life I once enjoyed. Despite the fact that I suffered the second bout of breast cancer, the battle I endured from the false petition presented as a more formidable adversary. For one thing, false petitions create an unexplainable vulnerability; without judicial intervention, protection ceases existence. Consequently, family and friends watched as those involved awaited my death.

The elderly population is growing rapidly and now makes up greater than thirteen percent of the United States population. (APA, 1994). With such a record growth, there are different aspects to aging that are still being analyzed. Many may think of reaching late life as a rite of passage, but many face this time with a different view. Through the movie "UP', we are granted an opportunity into view the struggles of an elderly widowed man by the name of Mr. Fredrickson and the challenges in which he faces in his later life. The movie, takes one on a journey through his sorrows and his triumphs until he realizes what the true meaning of happiness is.

In March of 2004, a doctor at the Wyoming Medical Center had been reported by one of the nurses for leaving an operating room during a surgery. Narotzky v. Natrona County Memorial Hosp. Bd. Of Trustees, 610 F.3d 561 (10th Cir. 2010). He had left Robert Griffin, a physician’s assistant, who had authorization to assist in surgeries but only under direct supervision of a physician. Id. After receiving the filed complaint, the Medical Center launched an investigation and eventually terminated a group of physicians. Id.

According to the Alzheimer's Society diagnostic rates on average in the England are just under 48%, which despite being a two percent increase from 2012, means there are still around 416,000 people in England who are living with dementia but who are not diagnosed (Alzheimer's Society, 2014). In an effort to tackle dementia diagnosis the government in 2014 announced a £90 million package to improve services, which has lead to an increase in the number of referrals from primary care to memory assessment clinics (DoH, 2014). To meet the new demands on services it has becoming increasingly incumbent that psychologists and specialist nurses take on a new and active role in giving a diagnosis to their patients (Murphy & Gair, 2013; Page et al. 2008, & Griffths et al.

Defendant Dr. Brandon Iron respectfully moves the Court, pursuant to Rule 3212(a) of the New York Civil Practice Law & Rules, to grant a motion for Summary Judgement in response to Plaintiff’s intentional infliction of emotional distress Claim. Plaintiff alleges that Dr. Iron intentionally inflicted emotional distress while performing a surgical procedure. Iron contends that the marking does not satisfy the extreme and outrageous behavior element. Absent such extreme and outrageous behavior, the cause of action cannot survive as a matter of law and the defendant should be granted a Motion for Summary Judgment.

1. In her speech, Jane Fonda spoke about aging and the effect that it can have on a person. Fonda talked about “Life’s Third act” or the last three decades of a person’s life. Fonda explained that the advances in medicine and technology enabled the human race to live longer than before (Fonda, 2012). According to Fonda, humans are living on average, thirty years longer than past generations. The human life span has been extended and humans are spending a great deal of their lives in older age (Fonda, 2012). Fonda explains that we should not accept aging as a decline to our mental and physical capacity. According to her, our spirits do not age but mature over time which explains why people over the age of fifty are generally happier, less

The human organism is a collective structural and functional integrated system. It consists of many components; chemicals, cells, tissues, organs and systems. Atoms being the smallest unit of matter comprise the cell. Cells are the basic structural and functional units that build the body.

She then requested for “special necessities” relating to her fake cancer diagnosis. The defense and crown made a conclusion seeking two years in prison which gage

In 1976, the landmark case of Karen Quinlan established the right to refuse medical care on the basis of the right to privacy (McGowen, 2011, p. 64). Karen Quinlan’s parents requested that their 21 year old daughter be removed from mechanical ventilation after she was deemed to be in a persistent vegetative state after mixing a strict diet, drugs, and alcohol. The physician refused to remove life sustaining treatment despite Karen’s persistent vegetative state, as she did not meet the criteria for brain death. The case was appealed to the New Jersey Supreme Court where

In 2003, Shirley Loewe walked through the doors of a local medical center to have a lump on her breast examined, (Carreyrou). After regular testing, the tumor was found to be a rare form of breast cancer. When Shirley Loewe entered the clinic, she was uninsured by any health insurance program. Due to federal law regarding the Medicaid program, Shirley Loewe would be accepted to cover her visit for coverage under Medicaid if she went to a different medical center. That particular infirmary Miss Loewe was diagnosed in rejected her plan, which led to her treatment of ridding cancer horrendous. After four years, five hospitals, two clinics, two large donations, two care facilities, two separate states, and denied care six times due to wealthy

The realm of elder law covers an array of legal issues, ranging from decisions that must be made about a relative’s home health care to appointing a guardian for an elderly loved one. These decisions often become emotional, and may cause permanent rifts in families. Many family members have submitted their elder law disputes to mediation for a more peaceful resolution to these disagreements. Elder law mediation helps families address a number of conflicts.

When discussing the ethical issues at play for the use of sMRI and fMRI as biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease detection some facts must be taken into account. When it comes to medical tests even the best possible tests available can be prone to some degree of false positive or false negative results. The ethical issue here is what percentage of successful diagnoses are deemed beneficial enough to out weight the potential of a possible wrong diagnosis. Diagnosing a patient with Alzheimer’s disease who doesn’t, or a patient with pre-Alzheimer’s disease when they don’t could have a huge psychological impact on that person’s life in a negative way. If a cure isn’t discovered but a pre-symptomatic detection test was, the scenario raises a few ethical

Aging! We all do it every day, but have you ever thought how it is going to affect the rest of your life or more importantly your career? Aging isn’t something that we get to choose if we participate in, however working is, and aging may affect that choice. Right now, I want you to think about the age of sixty-five. What words pop into your head when you think of someone sixty-five? I’d imagine some of the words you thought of were retired, old, fragile, slow, as well as many others. Those words right there all help to explain the many concerns that one’s employer may have when hiring someone that is of the older population. When we think of the older population in the work force we don’t necessarily think of positive things, instead we think of things. When we think of this population in the workforce we generally think of lower production rates and higher costs. These can create issues among the older population, as employers must consider all the possibilities when hiring someone. We know that more people in the older population are continuing to try to continue their careers, but why? How hard is it for them to continue? What changes have made it easier? How are the younger and middle aged populations perceiving them in the work place? This are only some of the many question surrounding the increase of aged workers.

The health care industry continually deals with the lives of individuals and is bound by the ethical and legal aspects that influence decisions of health care professionals in their clinical practice. This essay aims to discuss the various issues and ethical dilemmas that arise with regards to the consent of consumers. In the attempt to explore these points, different literatures are used to shed light on this topic. This paper begins by defining what consent is and the role of nurses or the health care team in being an advocate of the patient when requiring consent. It moves on with the discussion of ethical frameworks, which are recognized nationally and internationally, as these carry significant influences in health care decision-making. The essay also brings out the essence of ethical theories and its relevance to consent giving. It then tackles the similarities and differences of the Code of Ethics and ethical guidelines relevant to both nursing and midwives as both professions work closely in the care of mothers, children and families. Issues and views from experienced professionals in these fields are presented and critically compared. It then considers both ethical and legal aspects, which seeks arguments and rational implications. The last topic points to the social and spiritual factors pertinent to consent that impact the society particularly on the care of patients and concludes by summarising discussed points and arguments about consent.