Older adults (OA) are at risk for potential hazards of hospitalization; these include immobility, delirium, medication side effects, malnutrition, pressure ulcers, procedures, peri- and postoperative periods, hospital-acquired infections, and more. Discuss in detail three potential hazards for this population while in the hospital and identify potential prevention strategies for each hazard.
Discuss the ethical role of a manager in a long-term care facility when faced with a family decision to withhold nutrition and fluids to a terminal
Discuss the ethical role of a manager in a long-term care facility when faced with a family decision to withhold nutrition and fluids to a terminal and semi-comatose patient. Refer to Hodgson’s ethical decision-making framework or other ethical decision-making frameworks of your choice.