HLT 520 Legal and Ethical Principles in
Health Care
Grand Canyon University
Week 7
HLT 520 Topic 7 Discussion Question 2
What are the differences between a permanent vegetative state and a
coma? How do these differences affect the ethical choices faced by the
family and caregivers of the patient? What importance should the
patient's own wishes have? How would the presence of a living will
affect the decision?
Health Care
Grand Canyon University
Week 7
HLT 520 Topic 7 Discussion Question 2
What are the differences between a permanent vegetative state and a
coma? How do these differences affect the ethical choices faced by the
family and caregivers of the patient? What importance should the
patient's own wishes have? How would the presence of a living will
affect the decision?
