Loss, Grief, and Comfort Flashcards
Active Euthanasia
someone other than the patient commits an action with the intent to end the patient’s life, for example, injecting the patient with a lethal dose of a drug
Actual loss
loss that can be recognized by as well as by the person sustaining the loss, such as loss of a limb or a spouse
Advance Care Planning
process of planning for future care in the event a person becomes unable to make his or her own decision
Allow Natural Death (AND) order
an order that no attempts are to be made to resuscitate a patient who stops breathing or whose heart stops beating
Anticipatory Loss
condition in which a person displays loss and grief behaviors for a loss that has yet to take place
Bereavement
state of grieving or going through the grief process
Comfort Measures Only Order
an order written to indicate that the goal of treatment is a comfortable, dignified death and that further life-sustaining measures are no longer indicated
Death
(1)irreversible cessation of all functions of circulatory and respiratory functions; (2) irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brainstem; (3) termination of life
Dysfunctional Grief
abnormal or distorted grief that may be either unresolved or inhibited
Euthanasia
mercy killing; the deliberate termination of the life of a person
Grief
emotional response to loss
Hospice Care
a type of end-of-life care for persons who are terminally ill
Loss
inaccessibility or change in valued person, object, or situation
Palliative Care
hospice care; taking care of the whole person- body, mind, spirit,, heart, and soul- with the goal of giving patients with life-threatening illnesses the best quality of life they can have through the aggressive management of symptoms
Perceived Loss
loss of youth, of financial independence, and of a valued environment experienced but a person, but intangible to other
