Module 8 Written Assignment
Submit your work in the assignment attachment/submission area as a double-spaced, 12-point font, Microsoft Word compatible document of 250-300 words (about one page) by Sunday evening of this module at 11:59 p.m.
The assignment is worth 100 points. Review the syllabus for writing guidelines. The written assignment rubric explains the criteria used for grading your submissions.
Use the case study and questions below to guide your work. Be sure to provide at least two references to the materials from the module.
Do not provide a cover page, use the following heading at the top of your first page:
Last Name______________________________________ First Name__________________
Date ____/_____/2022 Module 8 Written Assignment RELS310EL Spring 2022 Mascitello
Mrs. Jansen is a Roman Catholic Christian 58-year-old schoolteacher. Six weeks ago, she suffered a stroke that left her with severe deficits. Her doctor told her family that due to her injury; she will be unable to walk on her own, feed herself, or be independent of full assistance for the remainder of her life. She remains in the hospital and has not communicated with her family in any way since the stroke. She is breathing on her own but will most likely experience unpredictable bouts of respiratory distress for the rest of her life, requiring future mechanical ventilation. She is receiving nutrients through a feeding tube, which was surgically inserted in her stomach.
Her husband wants the doctor to remove the feeding tube and permit the effects of the stroke to take their natural course. He is sure that this is what his wife would want, especially considering the grim diagnosis. He knows this not only from what she has told him in the past, but also because of her free and independent character. He believes that she would not want to live like this. The doctor is not comfortable removing the feeding tube because she believes it to be necessary to sustain life.
Questions to consider in the case study:
What can you find in the teaching of the Catholic Church to help inform the patient’s caregivers so that they can decide on a course of action?
Do you think the husband’s request is reasonable? What do you think about the doctor’s response? Can the feeding tube can be removed, and the sanctity of the patient’s life still be recognized?
What course of action should be taken? If you were the husband how would you proceed?
Briefly cite at least two course resources from this module.
