Chapter 14: Death and Dying
Advance Directives - correct answer-a legal document that states the person's wishes for
medical treatment in the event that he or she cannot make these decisions
Anticipatory grief - correct answer-a reaction to an expected loss; may allow family members
to express feelings, complete with unfinished business with the dying person and begin to
deal with the loss
Bereavement - correct answer-having a sustained loss
Cheyne-Stokes respirations - correct answer-irregular respiratory rates with periods of apnea
Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) - correct answer-an order that guides healthcare workers with
regard to wishes of patients should they go into cardiac or respiratory distress
Durable power of attorney for health care - correct answer-appoints someone to make the
individuals wishes known and to carry out some decisions regarding their medical care in the
event that they can no longer express themselves
Euthanasia - correct answer-deliberate ending of one's life as well as the withholding of
treatment
Grief - correct answer-the feeling tone or the outward expression in response to a loss;
considered healthy
Hospice care - correct answer-a healthcare organization under Medicare and Medicaid and
other third-party insurers that provides for the care of terminally ill persons in the comfort of
their home; the focus of the treatment is comfort not curative
Living will - correct answer-a form of Advance Directive that states the wishes of person
regarding life sustaining treatment in case of serious illness (each state may have a different
format)
Loss - correct answer-an encounter that one faces during the course of his or her life
Maladaptive grief - correct answer-an exaggerated, lengthy, unpredictable courses that
results in unresolved conflicts
Mourning - correct answer-the natural process that one goes through following a major loss
Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA) - correct answer-1991; a patient has the right to have
advance directives in place
Palliative care - correct answer-helping to relieve the suffering of terminally ill persons
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