Pandemic has impacted elderly population tremendously

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The 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic has impacted the elderly population tremendously. Many nursing facilities have had to isolate and quarantine elderly patients to reduce the spread of COVID-19 among staff and residents. Reflect on the reading from Chapter 8 and answer the following questions:

1. What impact do you think that this could have on the patients these nursing facilities? Is their dignity preserved with this intervention?

2. Is it ethical to remove all support systems from the patient to protect others?

3. Is this practice of paternalism justified?

4. How might this impact an elderly patient with dementia? Would their impact be less or greater than others?

5. How might it impact you as a nurse working in facility who had to implement these interventions? Consider our discussion about moral distre.

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