Chapter 45 End Of Life Care Flashcards

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Advance directive

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A document stating a persons wishes about health care when that person cannot make one’s own decisions

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Autopsy

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The examination of the body after death

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End- of life care

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The support and care given during the time surrounding death

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Hospice care

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Care that focuses on comfort and quality of life of a person with a serious illness who is approaching the end of life

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Palliative Care

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Care that involves relieving or reducing the intensity of uncomfortable symptoms without producing a cure

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Postmortem care

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Care of the body after (post) death (mortem)

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Reincarnation

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The belief that the spirit or soul is reborn in another human body or in another form of life

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Rigor Mortis

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The stiffness or rigidity (rigor) of the skeletal muscle that occurs after death (mortis)

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Terminal illness

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An illness or injury from which the person will not likely recover.

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AD

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Alzheimer’s disease

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CPR

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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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DNR

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Do Not Resuscitate

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EMS

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Emergency Medical Services

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ID

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Identification

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POLST

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Portable (or physician) Orders for Life- Sustaining Treatment

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The Stage of Dying

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Stage 1 : denial = the person refuses to believe that death is coming.

Stage 2: Anger= the person thinks “why me??” There is anger and rage.

Stage 3: Bargaining: Anger has passed! The person now Says “ Yes, Me, But” often the person bargains with GOD or higher power for more time.

Stage 4 : Depression: the person thinks “Yes, me” and is very sad! Person mourns things that were lost and the future loss of life

Stage 5; Acceptance: the person is calm and at peace. The person has said what needs to be said

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Comfort needs

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Listening and Touch

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Which is true?

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An illness is terminal when recovery is not likely

19
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These statements relate to attitudes about death. Which is false?

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Infants and toddlers understand death

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Reincarnation is the belief that

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The spirit or soul is reborn into another human body or another form of life

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A 6 year old views death as

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Adult and older person usually fear

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Dying alone

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Person in the stage of denial

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Refuse to believe they are dying

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A dying person tries to gain more time during the sage of

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Bargaining

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When caring for the dying person , you should
Use touch and listen
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As health nears the last sense lost is
Hearing
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The dying person care includes the following except
Active range of motion exercise
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The dying person is position
Good body alignment
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A DNR order was written. This mean that
CPR will not be done
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Which are not signs of approaching death?
Increase pain and blood pressure
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The signs of death are
No pulse respiration and blood pressure
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Postmortem care is done
With respect and dignity