Chapter 3 - Surgical Patient

Question 1

What are the needs in Maslow’s pyramid?

Answer 1

Physiological (bottom), Safety, Love and Belonging, Esteem, Self-Actualization (top)

Question 2

What are the 4 phases of coping?

Answer 2

Denial, rationalization, regression, and repression

Question 3

What are the 3 types of death?

Answer 3

Cardiac death, Higher brain death, Whole brain death

Question 4

Define cardiac death

Answer 4

irreversible loss of higher brain function. Permanent absence of heartbeat and respiration

Question 5

Define higher brain death

Answer 5

irreversible loss of higher-brain function. The brain stem continues to provide respiration, blood pressure, and a heartbeat without assistance of a respirator

Question 6

Define whole brain death

Answer 6

irreversible loss of all functions of the entire brain. flat eeg, unresponsiveness, lack of pupillary reflexes and decreasing body temp

Question 7

What did Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross invent

Answer 7

The 5 stages of grief

Question 8

What are the 5 stages of grief?

Answer 8

Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance

Question 9

How is pallative treatment used?

Answer 9

Often prescribed for patients to improve their quality of life during the course of illness

Question 10

What are the 2 types of euthanasia?

Answer 10

Passive and Active
Passive - when the physician does nothing to preserve life
Active - requires action to speed up the process

Question 11

What is a living will?

Answer 11

An advanced directive allows patients to state in writing explaining patients wishes, POA