Unit 8: Death And Dying

Question 1

Terminology associated with death and dying

Answer 1

Terminal illness
The sick patient
Hospice
Grieving

Question 2

Discuss issues and concerns patients face with lifestyle change

Answer 2

Patients may have to adjust their lifestyle in order to deal the with illness

Question 3

Discuss issues and concerns patients face with isolation

Answer 3

Patients may be isolated in a hospital room or at home for their health safety but makes them depressed or lonely

Question 4

Discuss issues and concerns patients face with loss of control

Answer 4

Patients can’t accept that what is happening is out of their control

Question 5

Discuss issues and concerns patients face with fear of the unknown

Answer 5

Patients fear the unknown about what comes next

Question 6

Discuss various aspects of the grieving process

Answer 6

A person grieve can for themselves or for others

Loss can be due to
Impending death: cancer, aids, hepatitis

Disfigurement: burn, mastectomy, loss of
Limb

Loss of ability: stroke, injury

Question 7

Identify the 5 stages of grief that kubler-ross talks about

Answer 7

Denial
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance

This helps doctors understand what patient are going through

Question 8

Discuss characteristics and behaviors associated with the 5 stages of grief

Answer 8

Denial ( not me)

Anger ( person may direct anger towards HCW)

Bargaining ( willing to do anything, seeking other treatment)

Depression ( isolation, loss of motivation, loss of hope)

Acceptance ( coming to terms with fate)

Question 9

Describe various examples of patient support including hospice

Answer 9

Provides palliative care ( makes patient comfortable)

Strives to maximize value of time remaining

Does not cure