Case Study: End of Life Decisions George is a successful attorney in his mid-fifties. He is also a legal scholar, holding a teaching post at the local university law school in Oregon. George is also actively involved in his teenage son’s basketball league, coaching regularly for their team. Recently, George has experienced muscle weakness and unresponsive muscle coordination. He was forced to seek medical attention after he fell and injured his hip. After an examination at the local hospital following his fall, the attending physician suspected that George may be showing early symptoms for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a degenerative disease affecting the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. The week following the initial examination, further testing revealed a positive diagnosis of ALS. ALS is progressive and gradually causes motor neuron deterioration and muscle atrophy to the point of complete muscle control loss. There is currently no cure for ALS, and the median life expectancy is between 3 and 4 years, though it is not uncommon for some to live 10 or more years. The progressive muscle atrophy and deterioration of motor neurons leads to the loss of the ability to speak, move, eat, and breathe. However, sight, touch, hearing, taste, and smell are not affected. Patients will be wheelchair bound and eventually need permanent ventilator support to assist with breathing. George and his family are devastated by the diagnosis. George knows that treatment options only attempt to slow down the degeneration, but the symptoms will eventually come. He will eventually be wheelchair bound and be unable to move, eat, speak, or even breathe on his own. In contemplating his future life with ALS, George begins to dread the prospect of losing his mobility and even speech. He imagines his life in complete dependence upon others for basic everyday functions and perceives the possibility of eventually degenerating to the point at which he is a prisoner in his own body. Would he be willing to undergo such torture, such loss of his own dignity and power? George thus begins inquiring about the possibility of voluntary euthanasia. © 2020. Grand Canyon University. All Rights Reserved. · Due 5/22/20 · APA Format · 4 – 5 pages · Minimum of 3 references · Must be ran through turn it in or plagiarism checker with submission report!! · Must use the “Directions and Assignment Criteria” below to guide your writing and ensure that ALL components are complete. Please make sure ALL boxes are checked under “Description” THANK YOU. · The paper will contain an introduction that catches the attention of the reader, states the purpose of the paper, and provides a narrative outline of what will follow (i.e., the assignment criteria). · In the body of the paper, discuss the scenario in relation to HIPAA, legal, and other regulatory requirements that apply to the scenario and the ending you chose. Demonstrate support from sources of evidence (references) included a.

1. Case Study: End of Life Decisions
George is a successful attorney in his mid-fifties. He is also a
legal scholar, holding a teaching post at the local university law
school in Oregon. George is also actively involved in his
teenage son’s basketball league, coaching regularly for their
team. Recently, George has experienced muscle weakness and
unresponsive muscle coordination. He was forced to seek
medical attention after he fell and injured his hip. After an
examination at the local hospital following his fall, the
attending physician suspected that George may be showing early
symptoms for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a
degenerative disease affecting the nerve cells in the brain and
spinal cord. The week following the initial examination, further
testing revealed a positive diagnosis of ALS.
ALS is progressive and gradually causes motor neuron
deterioration and muscle atrophy to the point of complete
muscle control loss. There is currently no cure for ALS, and the
median life expectancy is between 3 and 4 years, though it is
not uncommon for some to live 10 or more years. The
progressive muscle atrophy and deterioration of motor neurons
leads to the loss of the ability to speak, move, eat, and breathe.
However, sight, touch, hearing, taste, and smell are not
affected. Patients will be wheelchair bound and eventually need
permanent ventilator support to assist with breathing.
George and his family are devastated by the diagnosis. George
knows that treatment options only attempt to slow down the
degeneration, but the symptoms will eventually come. He will
eventually be wheelchair bound and be unable to move, eat,

2. speak, or even breathe on his own.
In contemplating his future life with ALS, George begins to
dread the prospect of losing his mobility and even speech. He
imagines his life in complete dependence upon others for basic
everyday functions and perceives the possibility of eventually
degenerating to the point at which he is a prisoner in his own
body. Would he be willing to undergo such torture, such loss of
his own dignity and power? George thus begins inquiring about
the possibility of voluntary euthanasia.
© 2020. Grand Canyon University. All Rights Reserved.
· Due 5/22/20
· APA Format
· 4 – 5 pages
· Minimum of 3 references
· Must be ran through turn it in or plagiarism checker with
submission report!!
· Must use the “Directions and Assignment Criteria” below to
guide your writing and ensure that ALL components are
complete. Please make sure ALL boxes are checked under
“Description” THANK YOU.
· The paper will contain an introduction that catches the
attention of the reader, states the purpose of the paper, and
provides a narrative outline of what will follow (i.e., the
assignment criteria).
· In the body of the paper, discuss the scenario in relation to
HIPAA, legal, and other regulatory requirements that apply to
the scenario and the ending you chose. Demonstrate support
from sources of evidence (references) included as in‐text
citations.
· Choose and identify one of the four possible endings provided
for the scenario, and construct your paper based on its
implications to the scenario. Make recommendations about what
should have been done and what could be done to correct or
mitigate the problems caused by the scenario and the ending you

3. chose. Demonstrate support from sources of evidence
(references) included as in‐text citations
· Present the advantages and disadvantages of using
smartphones and social media in healthcare and describe
professional and ethical principles to the appropriate use of this
technology, based on facts from supporting sources of evidence,
which must be included as in‐text citations.
· The paper’s conclusion should summarize what you learned
and make reflections about them to your practice
·
BACKGROUND
Healthcare is readily embracing any technology to improve
patient outcomes, streamline operations, and lower costs, but we
must also consider the impact of such technology on privacy
and patient care. This technology includes the use of social
media applications, such as Facebook, Instagram, MySpace,
Twitter, and LinkedIn on smartphones.
In healthcare today, smartphones are widely used for
communication, efficiency, and care. Obviously, a variety of
issues (ethical, professional, and legal) from both the personal
and hospital perspectives must be considered.
SCENARIO
You are a nurse in the emergency room, working the Friday 7
p.m. to 7 a.m. shift, and your evening has been filled with the
usual mix of drunken belligerent teens, wailing babies, chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations, falls,
fractures, and the routine, regular congestive heart failure
(CHF) patients. Your best friend is texting you from the concert
that you had to miss tonight because you were scheduled to
work, and you respond to her between care of patients, jealous
that she is there and you are not. “What a jerk to torture me like
this!” you think to yourself. It is now 2 a.m., and the medics
radio once again, notifying you of an incoming motor vehicle

4. accident victim, ETA of 5 minutes. You sigh and opt to use the
restroom, rather than getting that much‐needed cup of coffee,
and prepare a room for your next patient. The medics roll in and
begin to fill you in. The patient is a 28‐year‐old male, a
passenger on a bus that was involved in a crash, leaving the
vehicle overturned after rolling over an embankment. There
were several fatalities among the bus passengers, and “this
victim has remained unconscious, though his vitals are
currently” . . . and as you start to focus on the patient, you take
a second look. Can it be? It is! The lead singer, Jerod, from the
band “Blue Lizards,” who you have adored since you first heard
his voice! The band had just left the concert that you had
missed last evening when the accident occurred. You quickly
text your best friend . . . “Can you believe?” and she responds
with “Yeah, right. PROVE IT.” So, you quickly snap a picture
with your smartphone, when alone with the patient, and send it
to her. Can’t hurt, right? Celebrities are “public property,” and
that’s a part of their life, right? Just for good measure, you snap
a few more pictures of the unconscious singer in various stages
of undress and then a shot of his home address, phone number,
and demographic information from his electronic health record.
You sit your phone down on the bedside table for a minute as
you continue your assessment of the patient. At 7:00 a.m., you
drag your tired body home and straight to bed after a long but
eventful night.
What happens next? Choose an ending to the scenario, and
construct your paper based on those reflections:
1. You are the following nurse on the day shift and discover the
night nurse’s phone on the bedside table. While trying to figure
out to whom it belongs, you open the phone and see the
photographs taken the night before. Holy moly! What a find,
and nobody could trace you to the photos.
2. You receive a call from the gossip paper the Gossip Gazette,
offering you $20,000 for the photos you have taken (courtesy of
your best friend). Your identity would never be revealed, and
you desperately need a new car and are behind on some bills.

5. 3. You go on Facebook, on your day off, and talk about the
night you had at work and how you didn’t really feel as bad
having to miss the concert, because you actually got to meet
Jerod in person and even “Got his number!” You then post a
picture of Jerod on Facebook and Instagram, figuring that most
of your contacts would never recognize him anyway. It’s your
day off and your personal time, so no harm, no foul, right?
4. You receive a message the next morning from a peer at work
that there is a big investigation being conducted at work due to
a HIPAA violation and that it involved a celebrity who had been
admitted to the hospital. The word is that legal action is being
taken against the hospital due to some photos that were sold to
the Gossip Gazette. Knowing that the photo you sent is safe
with your best friend, you reach for your smartphone, but it is
nowhere to be found.
Rubic_Print_FormatCourse CodeClass CodeAssignment
TitleTotal PointsPHI-413VPHI-413V-OL191Case Study on
Death and Dying200.0CriteriaPercentageUnsatisfactory
(0.00%)Less Than Satisfactory (65.00%)Satisfactory
(75.00%)Good (85.00%)Excellent (100.00%)CommentsPoints
EarnedContent70.0%Suffering and Fallenness of the
World12.0%Analysis of how the man would interpret his
suffering in light of the Christian narrative and the fallenness of
the world is insufficient or not supported by topic study
materials.Analysis of how the man would interpret his suffering
in light of the Christian narrative and the fallenness of the
world is unclear or vaguely supported by topic study
materials.Analysis of how the man would interpret his suffering
in light of the Christian narrative and the fallenness of the
world is clear and supported by topic study materials.Analysis
of how the man would interpret his suffering in light of the
Christian narrative and the fallenness of the world is clear and
skillfully supported by topic study materials.Analysis of how
the man would interpret his suffering in light of the Christian
narrative and the fallenness of the world is clear and

6. demonstrates a deep understanding that is skillfully supported
by topic study materials.Suffering and the Hope of
Resurrection12.0%Analysis of how the man would interpret his
suffering in light of the Christian narrative and the hope of
resurrection is insufficient or not supported by topic study
materials.Analysis of how the man would interpret his suffering
in light of the Christian narrative and the hope of resurrection is
unclear or vaguely supported by topic study materials.Analysis
of how the man would interpret his suffering in light of the
Christian narrative and the hope of resurrection is clear and
supported by topic study materials.Analysis of how the man
would interpret his suffering in light of the Christian narrative
and the hope of resurrection is clear and skillfully supported by
topic study materials.Analysis of how the man would interpret
his suffering in light of the Christian narrative and the hope of
resurrection is clear and demonstrates a deep understanding that
is skillfully supported by topic study materials.Value of
Life12.0%Analysis of how the Christian worldview of the man
might inform his view about the value of his life as a person
with ALS is insufficient or not supported by topic study
materials.Analysis of how the Christian worldview of the man
might inform his view about the value of his life as a person
with ALS is unclear or vaguely supported by topic study
materials.Analysis of how the Christian worldview of the man
might inform his view about the value of his life as a person
with ALS is clear and supported by topic study
materials.Analysis of how the Christian worldview of the man
might inform his view about the value of his life as a person
with ALS is clear and skillfully supported by topic study
materials.Analysis of how the Christian worldview of the man
might inform his view about the value of his life as a person
with ALS is clear and demonstrates a deep understanding that is
skillfully supported by topic study
materials.Euthanasia12.0%Evaluation of which values and
considerations the Christian worldview focuses on when
deliberating the option of euthanasia for the man is insufficient

7. or not supported by topic study materials.Evaluation of which
values and considerations the Christian worldview focuses on
when deliberating the option of euthanasia for the man is
unclear or vaguely supported by topic study
materials.Evaluation of which values and considerations the
Christian worldview focuses on when deliberating the option of
euthanasia for the man is clear and supported by topic study
materials.Evaluation of which values and considerations the
Christian worldview focuses on when deliberating the option of
euthanasia for the man is clear and skillfully supported by topic
study materials.Evaluation of which values and considerations
the Christian worldview focuses on when deliberating the option
of euthanasia for the man is clear and demonstrates a deep
understanding that is skillfully supported by topic study
materials.Morally Justified Options12.0%Evaluation of which
options would be justified in the Christian worldview for the
man is insufficient or not supported by topic study
materials.Evaluation of which options would be justified in the
Christian worldview for the man is unclear or vaguely supported
by topic study materials.Evaluation of which options would be
justified in the Christian worldview for the man is clear and
supported by topic study materials.Evaluation of which options
would be justified in the Christian worldview for the man is
clear and skillfully supported by topic study
materials.Evaluation of which options would be justified in the
Christian worldview for the man is clear and demonstrates a
deep understanding that is skillfully supported by topic study
materials.Personal Decision10.0%Reflection hypothesis of
which personal choices would be made if faced with ALS based
on personal worldview is insufficient.Reflection hypothesis of
which choices would be made if faced with ALS based on
personal worldview is lacking a personal connection.Reflection
hypothesis of which personal choices would be made if faced
with ALS based on personal worldview is clear.Reflection
hypothesis of which personal choices would be made if faced
with ALS based on personal worldview is clear and

8. thoughtful.Reflection hypothesis of which personal choices
would be make if faced with ALS based on personal worldview
is clear, relevant, and insightful.Organization, Effectiveness,
and Format30.0%Thesis Development and Purpose7.0%Paper
lacks any discernible overall purpose or organizing claim.Thesis
is insufficiently developed or vague. Purpose is not clear.Thesis
is apparent and appropriate to purpose.Thesis is clear and
forecasts the development of the paper. Thesis is descriptive
and reflective of the arguments and appropriate to the
purpose.Thesis is comprehensive and contains the essence of the
paper. Thesis statement makes the purpose of the paper
clear.Argument Logic and Construction8.0%Statement of
purpose is not justified by the conclusion. The conclusion does
not support the claim made. Argument is incoherent and uses
noncredible sources.Sufficient justification of claims is lacking.
Argument lacks consistent unity. There are obvious flaws in the
logic. Some sources have questionable credibility.Argument is
orderly, but may have a few inconsistencies. The argument
presents minimal justification of claims. Argument logically,
but not thoroughly, supports the purpose. Sources used are
credible. Introduction and conclusion bracket the
thesis.Argument shows logical progression. Techniques of
argumentation are evident. There is a smooth progression of
claims from introduction to conclusion. Most sources are
authoritative.Clear and convincing argument presents a
persuasive claim in a distinctive and compelling manner. All
sources are authoritative.Mechanics of Writing (includes
spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use)5.0%Surface
errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of
meaning. Inappropriate word choice or sentence construction is
used.Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the
reader. Inconsistencies in language choice (register) or word
choice are present. Sentence structure is correct but not
varied.Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but they are
not overly distracting to the reader. Correct and varied sentence
structure and audience-appropriate language are employed.Prose

9. is largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be
present. The writer uses a variety of effective sentence
structures and figures of speech.Writer is clearly in command of
standard, written, academic English.Paper Format (use of
appropriate style for the major and assignment)5.0%Template is
not used appropriately, or documentation format is rarely
followed correctly.Appropriate template is used, but some
elements are missing or mistaken. A lack of control with
formatting is apparent.Appropriate template is used. Formatting
is correct, although some minor errors may be
present.Appropriate template is fully used. There are virtually
no errors in formatting style.All format elements are
correct.Documentation of Sources (citations, footnotes,
references, bibliography, etc., as appropriate to assignment and
style)5.0%Sources are not documented.Documentation of
sources is inconsistent and/or incorrect, as appropriate to
assignment and style, with numerous formatting errors.Sources
are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style,
although some formatting errors may be present.Sources are
documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format
is mostly correct.Sources are completely and correctly
documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format
is free of error.Total Weightage100%