Effective Bereavement counseling and accepting the reality of death
What is the main goal of Allan Wolfelt's grief model?
healing, not acceptance
What type of care does hospice focus on?
A)palliative care B)curative care?
A) Palliative care
DNR means...
Do Not Resuscitate
What/who is assigned to each client in cased they wish for religious services
A chaplain
What populations tends to underutilize hospice care?
Ethnic minority and immigrant groups.
What is one reason families don’t talk about their loved one's illnesses with the client?
they are afraid to upset the patient more
Where was the first US hospice opened?
New Haven, Connecticut
Advanced Directives are...
the patients wishes
When is it appropriate to bring the spiritiual component of dying up to a client?
Whenever they bring it up/want to pray
Name two reasons for why certain populations underutilize hospice care.
lack of awareness, Medicare, lack of diversity within the staff.
How many stages are in Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’s model of grief?
5
What year did the first United States hospice open?
A) 1862 B) 1943 C) 2000 D)1974
D) 1974
Going through practical planning tasks can help...
begin discussions on patient and families feelings
True or False, you have to know all the answers to the questions about spirituality?
False
True or False, according to a study, African Americans held religious beliefs that conflicted with the hospice philosophy?
True
What percent of people had broken heart syndrome after the pandemic started?
7.8%
True or false: According to the hospice philosophy, dying is seen as giving up
False, dying is seen as a natural part of life
True or false feelings surrounding topics like a patient's increasing debilitations, confinement, and their new dependence
True
True or False, patients with a terminal diagnosis tend to connect back to their religion that they practiced in their youth to seek comfort
True
What is the hospice philosophy?
Hospice care is available to every dying individual.
What should a service worker always remember when talking to the families?
A: Don't listen to either of them B:Listen to the families C:The client comes first D:Listen to your supervisor
What are the 4 needs of the patient that hospice works to meet?
physical, emotional, social and spiritual
What is medical power of attorney...
type of advance directive in which you name a person to make decisions for you when you are unable to do so
What is the role of the human service provider when a client is seeking spiritual/ religious clarity?
Their role is to help them sort out their feelings and emotions even if they do not know the answer, then direct a religious leader to them.
Where must HS providers go to secure financial assistance for low income patients seeking hospice care?
They must seek financial assistance from private and government assistance