The first of these terms, "active euthanasia,"" refers to any action that directly contributes to the death of someone who is terminally ill or in great pain. ... Rachels does not speak to the metaphysical implications of mercy killing; however, he does argue that there is no moral difference at all between killing and letting die, and he insists that, medically, the obligation that doctors have to terminally ill and suffering patients requires them to treat active and passive euthanasia as the same thing. ... From a medical standpoint, Rachels does not advocate either active or passive eu...

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A number of contributing factors are also associated with pressure ulcers, including hemodynamic instability, immobility, and malnutrition (European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel and National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel, 2009) and they often occur in people who lack the ability to reposition themselves to relieve pressure, namely the elderly, malnourished and the acutely ill (Wann-Hanson, Hagell & Willman, 2008). ... Their paper also concurred with the argument of many wound experts that some pressure ulcers are simply unavoidable, particularly in high risk patients, the elderly and patient...

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Kelly and Zetzsche, highlighting the dissonance that may affect doctor/patient relationship remark that, "When language barriers are present, medical errors are more common.(5) This is among the several reasons why medical caregivers and professionals are asked to show a high degree of cultural competence, when dealing with patients from backgrounds other than their own. In the healthcare setting, a translator serves as an interpreter, and in order to be competent, such individuals must be "bilingual, bi-cultural and understand the English medical vocabulary " and at the same time it has be...

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So, chemo-prevention exploration encompasses vulnerable research clients which are neither patients diagnosed with disease, as in management studies, or classic vigorous volunteers. ... If potential subjects have little chance of becoming ill, few and only minor side effects from chemo-prevention should be tolerated. ... Also, compensating participants can remind researchers that they are not working with patients, just investigation subjects without proven disease (Bowen 1). ...

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The charitable works of the Steelers, for example, are many, and are not limited to motivational speaking; Presents for Patients, a program that provides nursing home patients in the Pittsbugh area with gifts for the holidays; Race for the Cure, an event benefiting Breast Cancer research; the Make-A-Wish Foundation, an organization which links terminally ill children with their lifetime dreams; and Toys for Tots, a program that distributes toy donations to needy children. ...

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