Government When it comes to death and dying, there are many legal laws and regulations that come into play. For example, the North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State Advance Health Care Directive Registry. These are where legal documents where you give instructions about your health care if you are not able to speak for yourself (Marshall, 2007). The different types of Advance Health Care Directives are a power of attorney, “declaration of a desire for natural death”, instructions for treatment, and “declaration of anatomical gift” (Marshall, 2007). With the power of attorney, a person names someone they trust with their life to make health care decisions if they are not able to do so themselves. With the declaration of a desire
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These are all end of life decisions that must be talked about, so that one’s family would know what to do in case of a situation involving any of these. CPR is a procedure used when someone’s heart stops or breathing stops (Understanding Advance Directives, 2006). DNR is a written order signed by a physician to stop healthcare teams from preforming CPR. This is only done by the request of the patient and can be cancelled at any time (Understanding Advance Directives, 2006). DNI, may be asked for along with the DNR, is the placement of tubes through a person’s nose or mouth to enter the windpipe to help them breath. This is the refusal of any techniques of resuscitation (Understanding Advance Directives, 2006). Artificial nutrition and hydration are getting nutritious to the body through tubes because the person can no longer use their mouth to eat and drink enough to sustain their life. All of these decisions are important to know when it comes to end-of-life …show more content…
Those stages are denial and isolation, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. With denial and isolation, the person denies the reality of losing someone they loved. This is defense mechanism that covers the instant shock of losing someone, which is just temporary. With anger, the reality of the loss kicks in and the person takes their anger out on inanimate objects, strangers, friends or family (Axelrod, 2016). They may also point their anger towards the doctor who diagnosed the illness. With bargaining, the reaction comes from that feeling of vulnerability, which is a normal reaction of a loss. With depression there are two stages. “The first stage is a response to practical implications relating to the loss” (Axelrod, 2016). This type depression makes someone feel sad and regretful about the loss. The person is worried about everything in regards to the funeral and the price of things. With this type of depression, a person just needs reassurance about things so they can move on. The second type of depression is the “quiet preparation to separate and to bid their loved ones farewell” (Axelrod, 2016). With this depression the person might want to be alone and to themselves. With the last stage of grief, acceptance, this is when the person has come to terms with the loss and begin to understand what happens. During this time the person is ready to move on and get back to the way things used to
These are all end of life decisions that must be talked about, so that one’s family would know what to do in case of a situation involving any of these. CPR is a procedure used when someone’s heart stops or breathing stops (Understanding Advance Directives, 2006). DNR is a written order signed by a physician to stop healthcare teams from preforming CPR. This is only done by the request of the patient and can be cancelled at any time (Understanding Advance Directives, 2006). DNI, may be asked for along with the DNR, is the placement of tubes through a person’s nose or mouth to enter the windpipe to help them breath. This is the refusal of any techniques of resuscitation (Understanding Advance Directives, 2006). Artificial nutrition and hydration are getting nutritious to the body through tubes because the person can no longer use their mouth to eat and drink enough to sustain their life. All of these decisions are important to know when it comes to end-of-life …show more content…
Those stages are denial and isolation, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. With denial and isolation, the person denies the reality of losing someone they loved. This is defense mechanism that covers the instant shock of losing someone, which is just temporary. With anger, the reality of the loss kicks in and the person takes their anger out on inanimate objects, strangers, friends or family (Axelrod, 2016). They may also point their anger towards the doctor who diagnosed the illness. With bargaining, the reaction comes from that feeling of vulnerability, which is a normal reaction of a loss. With depression there are two stages. “The first stage is a response to practical implications relating to the loss” (Axelrod, 2016). This type depression makes someone feel sad and regretful about the loss. The person is worried about everything in regards to the funeral and the price of things. With this type of depression, a person just needs reassurance about things so they can move on. The second type of depression is the “quiet preparation to separate and to bid their loved ones farewell” (Axelrod, 2016). With this depression the person might want to be alone and to themselves. With the last stage of grief, acceptance, this is when the person has come to terms with the loss and begin to understand what happens. During this time the person is ready to move on and get back to the way things used to