Stages of grief
The first stage of grief. When they are told they have a terminal illness and refuses to accept the diagnosis.
What is denial?
a legal statement that expresses a persons wishes for the management of his or her affairs after death
What is a will?
blue tinged color of the skin
What is cyanotic?
Care of a persons body after the persons death
What is postmortem care?
Occurs when a terminally ill person comes to terms with the reality of their own death.
What is acceptance?
treatments that prolong one's life
What is life sustaining treatments?
very irregular, shallow breaths in an alternating fast-slow pattern.
What is Cheyne-Stokes respirations?
stiffening of the muscles that ususally develops 2-4 hours after death
What is rigor mortis?
The terminally ill person wants to make a deal regarding their diagnosis.
What is bargaining?
Documents that allow a person to make her wishes regarding health care known to family members and workers in case the time comes when he/she is no longer able to make those wishes known themselves.
What is an advanced directive?
Kindeys response to lack of blood flow through them and that causes this response
What is urine out decreases?
An examination of someone's organs and tissues after the person has died
What is an autopsy?
Occurs when the person realizes they are actually going to die.
What is anger?
treatments that will not prolong life but will make the person more comfortable such as oxygen therapy, nutritional supplements, range of motion exercises.
What is supportive care?
Decreased muscle tone, inability to speak, blurry vision
What is nervous system changes?
A covering used to wrap the body of a person who has died
The person fully realized that death will be the end result and they have regrets about things they were not able to accomplish. May be quite withdrawn at this time.
What is depression?
Focuses on relieving uncomfortable symptoms, but not curing the problem causing the symptoms including using pain medication, positioning.
What is palliative care?
Where you place the dead body's name tag to identify the body
What is the big toe?