Nosidal, Eskit G.

MODULE ACTIVITY

INSTRUCTION: ANSWER as BRIEFLY as POSSIBLE (40 points)

1. If you knew you would be put in the same situation as Karen Ann Quinlan or Terri Schiavo,
what would you wish? Why?

 If I were in the situation of Karen Ann Quinlan or Terri Schiavo, I would have wished to
be euthanized. Due to the fact that in the long run, I will likely die and let my
guardian/loved ones suffer a long battle with me. I do not want to be anyone’s
responsibility; I just wanted to die peacefully because it is better than being in a coma.

2. Identify procedures that prolong life that you would be willing to have. Identify those you
would not choose and justify your responses.

 I will only choose insulin administration for what I’ll be willing to have. Since, it is not
costly and it is easy. While I would not choose all the other because of expensiveness.

3. A family member comes to the ambulatory health care setting. She is angry because the
hospital “won’t stop their endless testing” and “keeps trying the impossible with my husband.”
What is your response?

 As a nursing student, I’m not going to be upset with a family member because she is just
shocked and fuming because of the incident. I would rather make her calm, and
collected. Then tell her that it is needed, and all of the actions that the paramedics
made are required protocol for safety.

4. A surgical client with a guarded prognosis initiates a conversation with the physician: “If I’m
not going to make it, don’t let me suffer.” How can the physician respond?

 First, the physician should contact the immediate family for them to know the patient’s
wishes. Then it is the decision of the family to euthanize if unfortunate things come.
5. Under what circumstances might physicians and family members choose not to initiate
heroic measures for a client?

 There should be legal contracts to be initiated before not doing so. But if there is a
chance of fighting the unfortunate things, the family and physicians should still try.

6. How would you deal with the situation if you were a nurse in a hospital nursery in which
orders from the medical staff and family indicate “do not feed” for an infant with serious birth
defects?

 If there is an order that I should not feed the baby, then I would not feed the baby. I’m a
professional and I should not be letting my emotions out.

7. How would you feel about a husband who follows his wife’s request for euthanasia? The
husband is not sure he has made the right decision, and his adult children are critical of his
decision.

 Sadly, even if I have a suggestion, it isn’t right to meddle with a family. Knowing that I
am just a nurse. I shouldn’t be stepping inside their personal space and do what orders
state.

8. In the case of Ted, in which conflict that arose among Ted, the family, and the medical
professionals, where did the power ultimately reside? Explain your answer. Discuss your
personal reaction to Ted’s case. What went right and what went wrong?

 For me, the ultimate turn of events is when Ted is critical and there are so much
unfortunate incidents happen. The medical professionals did the biggest hit with Ted’s
condition. The lack of health care provider, the wrong decisions, and lack of facilities.
What went right happen before the family physician left to attend his family’s memorial.
Then what happened next are all the wrong ones.