Chapter 14 (Final) Flashcards
rights as a patient
- right to pain management
- right to refuse treatment
- right to refuse foo and drink
- right to request assisted death
power of attorney for personal care
designate that helps them make decisions for personal care
advance care directive’s
wishes for medical care
facing death video
- family struggles to let go
- so much technology to prolong life
- cant overcome illnesses in most cases
- people are more than before coming to ICU to die
- hard to watch a family member go though illness
euthanasia
“aided suicide”
legalized in 2016
active euthanasia
deliberate act of providing lethal amount of medication to another person
passive euthanasia
withholding of medication from a dying person
right to die movement
death with dignity
euthanasia eliginility
18
OHIP
capable mind
incurable leading to death
modern palliative care movement
1960s
provides very personal care
publicly funded
Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association
1991
national voice for hospice palliative care in Canada
active compassionate care for terminally ill
goals of palliative care
comfort focused care
we need more research and education
Bill c-277
an act proving for the development of a framework on palliative care in Canada.
shadow grief
grief for previous losses
chronic grief
thoughts and feelings dominated by loss of a loved one