Loss, Grief & Dying Flashcards
active euthanasia
someone other than the patient commits an action with the intent to end the patient’s life
actual loss
loss that can be recognized by others as well as by the person sustaining the loss
advance care planning (ACP)
process of planning for future care in the event a person becomes unable to make his or her own decisions
advance directive
written directive that allows people to state in advance what their choices for health care would be
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
irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, circulatory and respiratory systems
Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order
an order specifying that there be no attempt to resuscitate a patient in the event of cardiopulmonary arrest
dysfunctional grief
abnormal or distorted grief that may be either unresolved or inhibited
euthanasia
the deliberate termination of the life of a person
grief
emotional response to loss
hospice care
end-of-life care for persons who are terminally ill, kept pain free
loss
inaccessibility or change in a valued person, object, or situation
MOLST form
Medical Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment, medical order indicating a patient’s wishes regarding treatments commonly used in a medical crisis
mourning
period during which a person learns to accept grief
palliative care
taking care of the whole person, goal of giving best quality of life
palliative sedation
the lowering of patient consciousness with medication for the express purpose of limiting the patient’s awareness of suffering that is intractable and intolerable
perceived loss
inaccessibility or change in a valued person, object, or situation
POLST form
physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment, medical order indicating a patient’s wishes regarding treatments commonly used in a medical crisis signed by physician
terminal illness
illness from which there is no reasonable expectation of recovery or cure
terminal weaning
withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy with the understanding that death may result
