1) Does a person in need of an organ transplant have a moral right to obtain that transplant, supposing the availability of the needed organ?

 2) How should we choose who gets a transplant, supposing that there are not enough organs for all who need them?

 3) Please cite the textbook and any other source used in APA format.

After reading the provided articles and listening to our guest speakers discuss careers in nursing, you may be surprised to learn how many options nurses have in terms of careers beyond the typical hospital bedside. You find nurses in advanced practice as nurse practitioners and nurse anesthetists, as well as in academics, public health, administration, informatics, politics/government, consulting and a variety of practice settings beyond the hospital.

In this discussion board, share your reaction. You must specifically address the following two questions (and follow-up) in your response: 

1. What was something specific that you learned that you didn’t know before? Which source did you learn it from (e.g., which reading or which guest speaker)?
2. Did the wide variety of nursing options surprise you?

After stating whether you were surprised about the variety, address at least one of the following:

• Why do you think nurses have so many options when it comes to careers beyond direct patient care?
• What aspects of their training do you think prepares them for these many options? 
• Do you think any other graduate careers have as many options and why/why not?  

Feel free to post any other thoughts related to this topic. Responses may be only one paragraph, but no more than two.

After posting your response, read your peers’ thoughts and reply to at least one classmate.

 

Sandra is a 27-year-old female admitted with a possible Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT). She smokes one pack per day and is on birth control. She has a history of hypertension and obesity. She is admitted to the hospital and placed on bedrest. Heparin drip is started per protocol. The Provider is anticipating on sending her home with Coumadin.

• Can Sandra be placed on Coumadin and Heparin at the same time? Explain your answer.
• Develop 3 teaching points important for Sandra to know about her medications regimen.
• What questions would you ask Sandra to verify that she understand the 3 teaching points?

Vital Organs / Unconscious State

1. Name some very important organs that
are not vital organs.

2. List the functional description of all the normal vital organs, including today’s exceptions.

3. Is it possible to live without a vital organ? Why? Example?

4. Distinction between assisting or substituting vital organs. Bioethical analysis.

5. Do the following practices assist or substitute the vital organ? Why?

· Dialysis

· Respirator

· Ventilator

· Tracheotomy

· CPR

6.
Read and summarize ERD PART FIVE Introduction.

7. Unconscious state: Definition.

8. Clinical definitions of different states of unconsciousness: Compare and contrast

9. Benefit vs Burden: bioethical analysis.

 Marie, A 58-year-old woman with a complicated history which includes chronic low back pain, bipolar disorder, mixed anxiety, and depressive disorder presents to her PCP, a PA, complaining of constipation for several months