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Awareness Of And Rights Related To The Patient Self-Determination Act Of 1990 By Selected Post-Adolescent College Students, Toni M. Vargas
Awareness Of And Rights Related To The Patient Self-Determination Act Of 1990 By Selected Post-Adolescent College Students, Toni M. Vargas
Community & Environmental Health Theses & Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to determine if the Patient Self-Determination Act was effective in providing information to young adults and will young adults not only have an accurate understanding of their health care rights but sufficient opportunity to exercise those rights. From a sample of convenience, 83 college students were randomly selected to complete a questionnaire. The questionnaire contained 71 questions devised to reflect various aspects of the Patient Self-Determination Act. Five additional questions were asked to determine a generalized profile of the students. Data analysis of the responses identified 5 significant legal misunderstandings and 5 significant medical …
Advance Medical Directives In West Virginia, Part Two, Gordon H. Copland
Advance Medical Directives In West Virginia, Part Two, Gordon H. Copland
West Virginia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Advance Medical Directives In West Virginia, Part One, Irene M. Keely
Advance Medical Directives In West Virginia, Part One, Irene M. Keely
West Virginia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Death Privacy And The Free Exercise Of Religion , Tom Stacy
Death Privacy And The Free Exercise Of Religion , Tom Stacy
Cornell Law Review
No abstract provided.
A Medical-Legal Dilemma: When Can "Inappropriate" Nutrition And Hydration Be Removed In Indiana?, Kathleen M. Anderson
A Medical-Legal Dilemma: When Can "Inappropriate" Nutrition And Hydration Be Removed In Indiana?, Kathleen M. Anderson
Indiana Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Life And Death In Washington State After Cruzan V. Director, Missouri Department Of Health, Nancy Watkins Anderson
Life And Death In Washington State After Cruzan V. Director, Missouri Department Of Health, Nancy Watkins Anderson
Seattle University Law Review
This Comment argues that the Washington legislature should amend Washington law to allow the removal of life-support measures, including artificial nutrition and hydration, from an incompetent patient in a persistent vegetative state. The Comment further argues that rather than following the ambiguous Informed Consent Law, the legislature should adopt the procedure outlined in the first, unmodified Grant decision. Part II of this Comment examines the Cruzan decision by the United States Supreme Court, including the facts of the case, holding of the court, aftermath of the decision, and long-term effects of the case. Part II also includes an extensive analysis …
The Other Pro Choice-Pro Life Issue: A Comparison Of Euthanasia Law In The United States And The Netherlands, Mark Stephen Thomas
The Other Pro Choice-Pro Life Issue: A Comparison Of Euthanasia Law In The United States And The Netherlands, Mark Stephen Thomas
Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law & Policy
No abstract provided.
The Right To Refuse Life-Sustaining Treatment In California: Who Should Decide And By What Standard?, Kathleen M. Malone
The Right To Refuse Life-Sustaining Treatment In California: Who Should Decide And By What Standard?, Kathleen M. Malone
Santa Clara Law Review
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