Aging
Write an essay at least 1 3/4 pages in length but no more than 2 pages (APA format), not including reference page, responding to this Critical Thinking (CT) Question.
Aging is not for the faint of heart. There are many issues related to care needs and options, access, and the view of the patient or resident versus that of the practitioner. Given what you learned in Chapter Five (Morrison, E. & Furlong, E. (2019).
Health care ethics: Critical issues for the 21st century (4th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers. ISBN: 9781284124910), ON THE TOPIC OF LONG TERM PATIENT CARE being one of the most important to patients or residents as they age and answer the following.
1. Why is this issue critical for aging Americans?
2. What are the attitudes of practitioners toward this issue?
3. What principles of ethics relate to this issue?