EOL final pt 4 Flashcards
denial/isolation
temporary defense turning into increased awareness
- this cant be happening to me
anger
denial turns into anger/resentment/rage
- why me
bargaining
hoping death can be delayed or spared (with god)
- yes me but
depression
a sort of acceptance, person becomes distant w those and doing what they love
acceptance
development of peace, and feelings/physical pain may be absent before death
phases of death: characterized by agonal breathing and agonal rhythm -> gasp/moan
agonal
phases of death: respiratory arrest, cardiac arrest and brain death
clinical
phases of death: state of no longer living
mortality
DNR =
do not resuscitate - document to not do CPR
hospice
program for end-of-life care (comfort care)
palliative care
emphasized in hospice, involving reduced pain & suffering to help pt die w dignity
power of attorney
grants someone to make medical decisions on behalf of another person
bereavement
being deprived of a loved one through a profound absence, especially d/t the loved one’s death
leading cause of preventable death
- smoking
- high BP
- physical inactivity
t/f: stability & mobility have an inverse relationship, when on increases the other decreases
true