Miscellaneous
The name of the flowsheet in EPIC to document a death.
What is the Post-Mortem Checklist?
Religion not allowed to receive blood transfusions.
What is Jehovah's Witness?
The age group most fearful of death.
Who are middle adults?
The wrap placed around a body after post-mortem cares.
What is a shroud?
LifeSource's phone number.
What is 1-800-24-SHARE?
Location on your floor where you would find additional resources on death cares.
What is _______________?
(Dependent on unit)
This religion has end-of-life rituals that include tying a thread around the neck, sprinkling the body with special water, and placing a leaf of basil on the deceased's tongue.
What is Hinduism?
Last stage of the grief process.
What is acceptance?
House supervisor, SWAT, or Paramedic.
Who are the people allowed to release a body from the morgue?
The person that approaches families about possible organ donation.
Who is a Certified Designated Requester (CDR)?
Person who can declare death of a DNR patient.
Who are two nurses?
The direction Muslims should be faced after death.
What is toward Mecca (W or SW)?
This in-house person is notified of all deaths.
Who is the House Supervisor?
Head slightly elevated on pillow with ice packs over eyes.
What is the position to place a body for possible cornea donation?
This recognizes all of the organ, eye, and tissue donors from Essentia Health.
What is the Donor Wall?
Where the patient belongings go following a death discharge.
What is with the body to the funeral home or with family?
This religion has end-of-life cares that include anointing the sick, sacraments before death, and holy communion.
What is Catholicism or Orthodox?
Primary nurse, resource nurse, house supervisor, and physician.
Who are the people that attend a death debrief?
Removed from a patient following death.
What are lines, drains, and airways?
The timeframe for notifying LifeSource of a death or impending death.
Color of light signifying end of life.
What is purple?
This culture buries their female loved ones in their bridal dress.
Who are the Amish?
Called for any patient that dies of unnatural causes (ie. gun shot wounds, drowning, suicide, motor vehicle accident).
Who is the Cass County Coroner?
Called after body has been logged into the morgue.
Who is the funeral home?
Apnea test, cold calorics, changes on brain perfusion scan, and neuro consult.
What are the tests required to determine brain death?