Cognition / EOL Vocab words Flashcards
The most common type of dementia that typically affects people older than 65 years.
Alzheimer’s disease (AD)
Loss of sensory comprehension, including facial recognition.
agnosia
Loss of memory.
amnesia
An inability to find words.
anomia
Problems with speech (expressive type) and/or language (receptive type).
aphasia
Inability to use words or objects correctly.
apraxia
A general term for progressive loss of brain function and impaired cognition; there are many types
dementia
Recognition and acknowledgement of a patient’s feelings and concerns.
validation therapy
The second most common type of dementia caused by disorders that decrease blood flow to parts of the brain.
vascular dementia
A process by which patients and families discuss end-of-life care, clarifying values and goals and then expressing those goals in an advance directive.
advance care planning
A written document prepared by a competent person to specify what, if any, extraordinary actions he or she would want when no longer able to make decisions about personal health care.
advance directive (AD)
Grief and mourning experienced by survivors before and after a death.
bereavement
Common sign of nearing death in which apnea alternates with periods of rapid breathing.
Cheyne-Strokes respirations
Loud, wet respirations caused by secretions in the respiratory tract and oral cavity of a patient who is near death.
death rattle
Order from physician or other authorized primary health care provider, which instructs that CPR not be attempted in the event of cardiac or respiratory arrest.
DNR - do not resuscitate
A legal document in which a person appoints someone else to make health care decisions in the event he or she becomes incapable of making decisions.
durable power of attorney for health care (DPOAHC)
The emotional feeling related to the perception of the loss.
grief
An interprofessional approach to facilitate quality of life and a “good” death for patients near the end of their lives, with care provided in a variety of settings.
hospice
A compassionate and supportive approach to patients and families who are living with life-threatening illnesses; involves a holistic approach that provides relief of symptoms experienced by the dying patient.
palliative care
A legal document that instructs health care providers and family members about what life-sustaining treatment is wanted (or not wanted) if the patient becomes unable to make decisions.
living will
The outward social expression of loss.
mourning
A care management approach involving the administration of drugs such as benzodiazepines for the purpose of decreasing suffering by lowering patient consciousness.
palliative sedation
when a person can no longer feel, hear, see, or know a person or object.
actual loss
uniquely defined by the person experiencing the loss / is less obvious to other people.
perceived loss
