Legal and Ethical
hospice is provided for patients who are certified to have less than _________ to live.
What is 6 months?
a patient tells the nursing assistant "I know my dad will be getting better soon, it is just because the nurse keeps forgetting to give him his medications."
What is denial?
____ can begin towards end of life, leading patients to lose control of bowel and bladder
What is incontinence?
What is death?
the process of burning a dead body until it turns to ash
What is cremation?
goal of palliative care
What is pain management and psychosocial care?
A patient states that they have made a deal with God that they will stop drinking forever if they receive the liver transplant that they need
What is bargaining?
heavy ______ can lead to the need for changing of the sheets often
What is perspiration?
care of the body after death
a person that can provide support for a patient who fears dying
What is a therapist or chaplain?
document outlining who can make medical decisions in the event the patient cannot make them for themselves
What is an medical power of attorney?
A patient is planning their funeral, and making arrangements for their pets for after they pass
What is acceptance?
a sign of approaching death?
What is cold skin, NVD, decreased sense of touch, fatigue, sweating, fever, loss of hearing, decreased appetite and sense of thirst
What is perineum and armpits?
heart failure that causes a person to cough up pink sputum and have difficulty breathing
What is left sided heart failure?
In the State of Florida, a DNR must have these components to be valid
A physicians signature and be printed on yellow paper
a deeply emotional response to loss
the last sense to leave the body
What is hearing?
when the body becomes stiff after death
What is rigor mortis?
an EKG rhythm that is regular, with a rate of 100-150, wide QRS and no P waves present
What is ventricular tachycardia?
rights for a resident who is dying
What are the legal rights of a dying person?
Who developed the 5 stages of grief
Who is Elisabeth Kubler-Ross?
respirations that are slow and irregular followed by rapid, shallow breaths
What is Cheyne-Stokes respiration?
an examination done on the body to determine the cause of death
What is an autopsy?
the best time to collect a sputum sample is
What is the early morning?