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1. As a student nurse, one of your first assignments is with an elderly client. As you are helping the client, you hear a discussion between the older adult client and spouse. The client states, "I do not want more treatments and only want comfort measures. Can we start services with hospice?" The spouse replies, "I do not think that is a good idea." The client and spouse turn to you and ask, "What do you think?"

Describe three ethical principles associated with this controversial healthcare situation.

Explain how five provisions of the code of ethics for nurses impact your decision on how to respond to this family.

2. Identify a person you know who has an immune system disorder or cancer. Review content in your text for potential types of disorders.

Interview the affected person and (write) identifying the findings including:

Identify the pathophysiology of the immune system disorder

Discuss the treatment for the immune system disorder

Summarize the findings of the interview.

Use at least one scholarly source to support your findings or identify therapies that may be new or different from what the affected person may be using.

Cite your sources in-text and on a References page using (APA) format.

Questions you may want to use to guide your interview:

How would you describe your immune system disorder?

How long have you had this disorder?

How has this disorder changed your life (home and work)?

Are you able to carry out daily activities independently?

What treatments are you using to manage this disorder?

What side effects have you experienced with the treatments?

How has this disorder changed your body?

How has this disorder impacted you emotionally?

Have alternative therapies, such as Eastern medicine (acupuncture, herbal treatment, yoga) been tried or recommended?