QUESTION ONE:
This video mainly entails the treatment of the chronic diseases at the old age and the care given with respect to these diseases. It also gives more emphasis on the difficulties which patients experience at their old age which further leads to the death. The case gives a reflection of the main difficulties and complications at the old age which makes the old people not able to enjoy their life. The video gives the progress of the processes towards the end of their lives.
In the video the old people are seen struggling with the heart related diseases making them difficult to breath. The problems people experience are shown and associated with the high cost of healthcare during old age. The video shows the old people being supported by the use of `BiPap’ machine in order to enable them to breathe especially those who cannot even breathe.
QUESTION TWO:
In relation to the legal consideration, the way in which the old people are handled should be regulated in a manner that guarantees them their right of life which is well stipulated in the constitution. The mechanisms used to take care of the old people should cause little harm to the patients such that their lives may not be put in danger. The law provides that the old people be provided with quality health care support such that they are free from diseases which can be treated (Knapp, 2012:24). This will ensure that there is prolonged to the extent that they can still leave comfortably without exposure to much pain. The law therefore takes into consideration the rights of the old people at the end of their life such they have access to a decent life before they die. The legal stipulations in the constitution and the Acts regarding old healthcare are tools used to protect the old people suffering from such chronic complications.
The humanitarian law takes into consideration of the old age people especially those suffering from chronic diseases and complications. This ensures that the healthcare units for the old people are well facilitated with medicine and medical expertise which will help save their lives from the deaths related to chronic diseases like asthma (Harrington, 2012:32).
Question three:
The ethical considerations in this case mainly relates to the principles of negligence. The nurses and the support staff are required under the ethical code of conduct to handle the sick old people with due care such that they reduce their risks which terminate their lives. They are therefore held responsible for the acts of negligence relating to the lives of the patients. The nurses must therefore ensure that the old people under their care are well taken care of to avoid any accts of negligence that may be detrimental to the lives of the old people. The must ensure that the ventilation mechanisms of the patients are closely monitored such that they are corrected if need arises in order to take care of the lives of the patients (Matzo, 2010:26).
In relational to ethics, the nurses and support staff must practice integrity such that what the old people deserves should be given to them rightfully such that the shortages cannot result from misappropriation of the medical materials. The medicine and the machines should be monitored such that the old sick people are given close attention throughout so as to live a comfortable life. The lives of the patients should therefore be prioritized in order to enable proper care o the patients health status of the people should be given attention in order to secure their lives. It is considered unethical to neglect the life of a person just because they are old.
The nurses should also ensure that they take of the patients including cleaning as well as dressing them in order to maintain hygienic conditions in the healthcare units. The ethical regulations also ensure that the nurses and medical doctors face the law when they neglect the lives of the old people with respect to their feeble and weak conditions at the end of their lives (Puchalski, 2010:19).They are therefore held responsible for their actions especially in cases of negligence which may lead to death of the patients.
QUESTION FOUR:
The model for this case showed the management of the patients through ventilation mechanisms which are useful in facilitating breathing in the patients. The patients are supplied with enough oxygen to sustain their lives. The use of machines helps in facilitating the whole respiratory system. The video also shows the programs used to prolong the lives of the old people so that they cannot just die instantly from the chronic infections which are rampant at old age. This is meant to increase their chances of quick recovery.
This model is useful in prolonging the lives of the old people at their end life. The complications are reduced in order to ensure that the old people still live comfortable despite the harsh conditions that they pass through. The video also shows means in which the old people with the respiratory complications and difficulties are treated and fed with specialized mechanisms since they cannot just eat food in the normal manner. The video shows various means of ventilation mechanisms of pumping oxygen into the lungs of the sick person. The various advanced means are used to take care of the old people suffering from the respiratory complications like asthma.
This model can be improved by ensuring that the breathing and ventilation machines are self adjusting such that they can sense the levels of oxygen in the lungs of the patient in order to supply.
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