Loss, Grief, and Dying
A directive that outlines what a patient wants done if they are unable to make decisions for themselves.
What is a living will?
The fifth stage of grief.
Ex. "Everything has been arranged. I think I'm ready."
What is acceptance?
A confident belief in something for which there is no proof or evidence.
What is Faith?
The sleep-regulating hormone.
What is Melatonin?
Amount of sleep for adults and teenagers.
What is 7 or more and 8-10?
Stage one of grief.
Ex. "That can't be my diagnosis. I'm healthy."
What is Denial and isolation?
A person designated to make decisions for a person who can no longer make them.
What is a power of attorney?
A person who denies the existence of a higher power.
What is an Athiest?
Condition in which the body is in a decreased state of activity, leading to a feeling of being
refreshed.
What is Rest?
Amount of sleep for toddlers and preschoolers.
What is 11-14 hours and 10-13 hours, including naps?
Stage two of grief.
Ex. "I quit smoking. I watched what I ate. Why me?"
What is anger?
Stage three of grief.
Ex. "Please let me live to see my daughter graduate."
What is bargaining?
Anything that pertains to one's relationship with a nonmaterial life force or higher power.
What is Spirituality?
Control center for sleeping and waking.
What is the Hypothalamus?
Amount of sleep for school-age children.
What is 9-12 hours?
The fourth stage of grief.
Ex. "I should've done more. Now I won't have the chance."
What is Depression?
Aggressively treating symptoms.
What is Palliative care?
One who believes nothing can be known about the existence of a higher power.
What is an Agnostic?
A state of rest accompanied by altered consciousness and relative inactivity.
What is sleep?
Amount of sleep for infants.
What is 12-16 hours, including naps?
Defined as irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions or irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brainstem.
What is the Uniform Definition of Death Act?
Described as cessation of breathing, no response to deep painful stimuli, lack of reflexes and spontaneous movement, flat encephalogram.
What is the Medical criteria to certify death?
Need for meaning and purpose, love and relatedness, and forgiveness.
What are Spiritual needs?
Stage of sleep where a decrease in pulse, respirations, BP, metabolic rate, and temperature is observed.
What is Non-rapid eye movement sleep?
Predictable fluctuations in processes that occur in repeated cycles of time, completing a full cycle every 24 hours.
What are Circadian rythms?