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Complex Exam 4 - Grief and Loss; Spirituality; End-of-Life Care Flashcards

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What is the diet for Judaism?

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Kosher (no animal products/pork/dairy)

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What death requests does Judaism have?

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  • rabbi
  • bury w/in 24 hours
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What do people who practice Islam request when they are in the hospital?

A

a nurse of the same gender

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What dietary considerations should be used for Islam?

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  • NO pork
  • fasting during ramadan
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Who participates in the Anointing of the Sick?

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Roman Catholics

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Who administers the last sacrament for Roman Catholics?

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the priest

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What methods do people who practice Hinduism use?

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alternative
- yoga
- homeopathic remedies

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What religion/culture does not eat meat or use medications derived from animals?

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Hinduism

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What religion/culture does not believe in organ donation?

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Hinduism

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What religion/culture believes illness can be cured through the mind and herbs?

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Buddhism

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What care will Jehovah’s Witnesses not accept?

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blood transfusions

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12
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What should be determined about a patient’s religion?

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  • what their religion is
  • how their religion affects healthcare decisions
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What should you never do regarding a patient’s culture/religion?

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  • attempt to sway their decisions
  • preach your own beliefs/practices
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What disease processes can require palliative care?

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  • children: cystic fibrosis, haemophilia, muscular dystrophy
  • adults: stroke, MI, end-stage dementia, liver/kidney failure, terminal cancer
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When is palliative care used?

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  • when the client has > 6 months to live
  • chronic or acute life-threatening disorders
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What is the goal of palliative care?

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  • decrease symptoms of the disease
  • prevent/relieve suffering
  • improve quality of life
  • regard dying as a natural process
  • support the dying patient to live life to the fullest
17
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What is important to determine with palliative care?

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  • sources of strength and hope
  • desires and expectations of the client and family
18
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When is hospice care used?

A

6 months or less to live

19
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What type of care is hospice care?

A

non-curative

20
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Where is hospice care done?

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at home or inpatient

21
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What is the goal of hospice care?

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  • comfort and support
  • symptom management
  • advanced care planning
  • spiritual care
  • family support during/after
22
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What pharmacological therapy is done for hospice care?

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  • pain management: opioids
  • stool softeners, laxatives
  • anti-emetics
  • disease-specific meds
23
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What affects the decision-making process with hospice care?

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  • lack of information
  • cultural influences
  • viewing decline as giving up or personal failure
24
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What cultural influences affect decision-making in hospice care?

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  • where the patient should die
  • who should be present at the time of death
  • what should be done with the body at the time of death
25
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What clinical manifestations show brain death?

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  • unresponsive coma
  • apnea
  • pupils fixed and dilated (unresponsive to light)
  • absent ocular responses to head-turning
  • flat EEG
  • no cerebral blood circulation
26
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What should be maintained for vital organ retrieval?

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ventilatory and cardiovascular support

27
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Who performs euthanasia?

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physician

28
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How is euthanasia usually done?

A

intentional drug OD

29
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How does assisted suicide work?

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  • physician provides medication
  • patient administers medication
30
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Can nurses be involved in euthanasia or assisted suicide?

A

NO

31
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What is a DNI order?

A

prohibits endotracheal intubation

32
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What is a DNR order?

A

prohibits cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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