Question

The patient self-determination Act (PSDA) was implemented to allow patients to state “do not resuscitate” (DNS), or to assign a surrogate decision maker in the event the individual is unable to make decision. What relationships does an ethics committee have in enforcing the advance directives of the patients in their care? Support your analysis with a minimum of one peer-reviewed article.

Answer 1

The ethics committee is formed to meet and resolve the excessive amount of complex cases in terms of medical,legal and ethical .The ethics committee is

• to secure the needed help before taking a decision in a critical situation
• to identify theory or ideas of doing what had already been decided should be done
• to formulate a practical solution from theory or ideas
• for acquiring a decision to remove fears that the correct decision will be taken
• better to face people who might otherwise think that the decision was inappropriate
• for attempting an agreement

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1283812