1. End-of-Life Decisions
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PAPERSQuestion DescriptionI’m studying and need help with a Health & Medical question
to help me learn. Assessment InstructionsYour manager asked you to prepare an article for
a community newsletter for a local retirement village. The editor wants you to talk about
the laws, policies, and choices surrounding end-of-life health care
decisionsPREPARATIONSearch the Capella library and the Internet for scholarly and
professional peer-reviewed articles on end-of-life care. You will need at least three articles
to use as support for your work on this assessment.DIRECTIONSWrite an article of 750–
1,000 words (3–4 pages) that discusses the laws, policies, and choices surrounding end-of-
life health care decisions. Address the following in your article:Describe the role of the
nurse in end-of-life decision making with patients and their families.Explain the legislation
that generated end-of-life health care policies. Was the legislation an outcome of a specific
medical case?Identify the primary policies regarding current health care practices related to
end-of-life health care decisions. How to these policies affect treatment decisions?Explain
the effect of end-of-life regulations and controls on patient outcomes. What effect does this
have on the nurse-patient relationship?Describe the ethical considerations that have
influenced policy decisions in regard to end-of-life decisions.ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTSYour article should meet the following requirements:Written
communication: Written communication should be free of errors that detract from the
overall message.References: Cite a minimum of three resources; a majority of these should
be peer-reviewed sources. Your reference list should be appropriate to the body of
literature available on this topic that has been published in the past 5 years.APA format:
Resources and citations should be formatted according to current APA style and
formatting.Length: 750–1,000 words or 3–4 typed, double-spaced pages, excluding title
page and reference page. Use Microsoft Word to complete the assessment.Font and font
size: Times New Roman, 12-point.Suggested Library ResourcesThe following e-books or
articles from the Capella University Library are linked directly in this course:Norlander, L.
(2014). To comfort always: A nurse’s guide to end-of-life care (2nd ed.). Indianapolis, IN:
Sigma Theta Tau International.Hebert, K., Moore, H., & Rooney, J. (2011). The nurse
advocate in end-of-life care. The Ochsner Journal, 11(4), 325–329.Lewis, K. (2013). How
nurses can help ease patient transitions to end of life care. Nursing Older People, 25(8), 22–
26.Lund, S., Richardson, A., & May, C. (2015). Barriers to advance care planning at the end of
life: An explanatory systematic review of implementation studies. PLoS One, 10(2).Aoun, S.,
2. O’Connor, M., Skett, K., Deas, K., & Smith, J. (2012). Do models of care designed for
terminally ill ‘home alone’ people improve their end-of-life experience? A patient
perspective. Health & Social Care in the Community, 20(6), 599–606.Nakano, K., Sato, K.,
Katayama, H., & Miyashita, M. (2013). Living with pleasure in daily life at the end of life:
Recommended care strategy for cancer patients from the perspective of physicians and
nurses. Palliative & Supportive Care, 11(5), 405–413.Adams, J. A., Bailey, D. E., Jr., Anderson,
R. A., & Docherty, S. L. (2011). Nursing roles and strategies in end-of-life decision making in
acute care: A systematic review of the literature. Nursing Research and Practice,
2011.Course Library GuideA Capella University library guide has been created specifically
for your use in this course. You are encouraged to refer to the resources in the BSN-FP4006
– Policy, Law, Ethics, and Regulations Library Guide to help direct your research.Internet
ResourcesAccess the following resources by clicking the links provided. Please note that
URLs change frequently. Permissions for the following links have been either granted or
deemed appropriate for educational use at the time of course publication.American Nurses
Association. (2016). Position statement: Nurses’ Roles and Responsibilities in Providing
Care and Support at the End of Life. Retrieved
from https://www.nursingworld.org/~4adf1c/globalassets/…
