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The type of care that is given to people who have serious, chronic diseases, such as cancer, AIDS, and congestive heart failure, as well as to people who are dying
Palliative care
Grief
Common signs of approaching death
Fever
Low Blood Pressure
Loss of hearing
All the answers
All of the above
The alternating slow, irregular respirations followed by rapid, shallow respirations
Cheyne-Stokes breathing
True or False
Feelings and attitudes about death don't differ greatly and are not influenced by different factors
False
What stage of grief is this:
A resident talks to God and promises to make peace with one of their family members if they are allowed to live
Bargaining
True or False
Residents have the right to refuse treatment
True
How should the room environment look for a dying resident
Softly lit, adequately ventilated, personal objects, photos visible and within reach
What is the care that is ordered by the doctor when a person has approximately six months or less to live?
Hospice care
What stage of grief is this:
A resident will refuse to believe they are dying and that a mistake has been made or they avoid discussion about their illness(es)
Denial
What is usually the last sense to leave the body?
Hearing
Is the process of burning a dead body until it turns to ash
Cremation
Grief counseling
What is this stage of grief:
A resident blames the NA for the lack of proper care and that if they had taken better care of them, they would have not gotten sick
Anger
Which health team member is responsible for determining the death has occured
A doctor or an RN
True or False
When death occurs, the body will not have a pulse, respiration, or blood pressure
True
One way for NA to help meet the psychosocial and spiritual needs of a dying resident is to
Listen more, talk less
What stage of grief is this:
A resident seems distant and when they talk to the NA, they only want to speak of their funeral arrangements and about the care of the important people, pets, and belongings
Acceptance
NA's can help a resident's family and friends deal with the resident's death by
Listening to them
The stiffness that occurs after death due to a biochemical change that causes muscles to become rigid
Rigor Mortis