HLT 520 Topic 7 Discussions: Question 1 and 2
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(HLT 520 Topic 7 Discussions)
HLT 520 Topic 7 Discussion: Question-Answer 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 Topic 7 Discussion: Question-Answer 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?