Grief/Palliative care

Question 1

What is enduring power of attorny

Answer 1

EPA is a legal document
1. Personal care and welfare - This EPA comes into effect only if the donor becomes mentally incapable (e.g., due to illness or injury) and can no longer make those decisions themselves.
2. Property -This EPA can be set up to start immediately or in the future when the donor becomes mentally incapable. The donor can also specify whether the attorney can act before the donor becomes incapacitated or only when incapacity occurs

Question 2

What is an advance directive?

Answer 2

Legal document that allows a person to state their healthcare preferences in advance, in case they become unable to communicate their wishes due to illness or incapacity

Respects autonomy

Question 3

End of Life Choice Act 2019 eligibility

Answer 3

Eligible Person
* Over 18 years
* NZ citizen or permanent resident
* Terminal illness likely to end life – 6 months
* Advanced state of irreversible physical capability and decline
* Unbearable suffering – intolerable
* Competent

Question 4

What is grief?

Answer 4

An emotional reaction to loss

Question 5

What is palliative care?

Answer 5

Palliative care is an approach that improves the
quality of life of patients and their families facing the problems associated with life threatening illness.

Regards dying as a normal process

Neither hasten or postpone

Question 6

What is End of Life care (EOL)?

Answer 6

Refers to the last days of life – when the person
is ‘actively dying’

• Te Ara whakapiri: principals and guidance last
  days of life (MOH, 2015).

Question 7

What is Advance Care Planning?

Answer 7

ACP is a process of shared planning with an individual,
whanau & health care professionals.

ACP document gives people the opportunity to develop & express their preferences for future care