Cancer Patient Case Study After hashing out the DNR AG issue, the committee discusses another complex ethics case study. There was an experimental drug …show more content…
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MGE 8256
19 November 2016
Glossary Terms
Advance directive
“A legal document (as a living will) signed by a competent person to guide medical and health-care decisions (as the termination of life support or organ donation) in the event the person becomes incompetent to make such decisions” (Merriam-Webster).
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Business Ethics Business, ethics values “are regarded as typical for economic life” (Lucjan 52-55).
End of Life
“End-of-life care is the term used to describe the support and medical care given during the time surrounding death” (NIH).
Mortality
“The state or condition of being subject to death; mortal character, nature, or existence” (Dictionary). < http://www.dictionary.com/browse/mortality>.
Works Cited:
"Advance Directive." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, n.d. Web. 18 Nov. 2016. .
“End of Life: Helping with Comfort and Care.” National Institute on Aging. NIH, 10 Aug. 2016.
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