Grief/Depression/Abuse/Malingering Flashcards
Depression S/s
-sad mood
-lack of energy
-feeling of worthlessness
-thinking about death
-eating issues
-difficulty concentrating
-psychomotor slowing
Malingering S/s
-exaggeration of hard to quantify s/s
-intentionally perform poorly
-lack of compliance
-drug seeking behavior
Living Will
legal document to state certain care decisions
-includes DNR
-must be certified by physicians
-describes medical treatment one wants
Medical Power of Attorney
-individual names another person to make healthcare related decisions
-revoked if person can make decisions
DNR
-no life saving measures
-need means of identifying outside of hospital
Palliative Care
-end of life or serious illness
-goal to make pt comfy
-not dependent on prognosis
Hospice Care
-<6m tto live
-provide comfor
-medical care not directly related to illness
Grief
-a response to loss
Kubler-Ross Grief Cycle
Denial
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance