END OF LIFE
Care increasing quality of life, comfort, and dignity for pts. with a terminal illness
Hospice Care
Freedom from external control or influence; independence.
Autonomy
Sending an electric current through your brain, causing a brief surge of electrical activity
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
client responsive, opens eyes, responds to normal tone of voice & speech.
ALERT
A type of treatment based on the theory that our present is shaped by our past.
PSYCHOANALYSIS
Care providing relief from symptoms, pain, and stress to improve quality of life for patient.
Palliative Care
Support, defend, or plead on behalf of others.
Advocacy
Noninvasive therapy using magnetic pulses ( MRI strength) to stimulate the cerebral cortex.
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
Client able to open eyes & respond but drowsy and falls asleep readily.
LETHARGIC
Treatment involves efforts to change thinking patterns
COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY
Process of mourning an impending loss before it actually occurs
Anticipatory grieving
This right belongs to adults with decision-making capacity to understand the risks & benefits of refusing care.
Right to refuse treatment
Electrical stimulation through vagus nerve to brain through a surgically implanted device.
Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS)
Client requires strenuous or painful stimuli to elicit brief response.
STUPOROUS
Therapy looks to identify and help change potentially self-destructive or unhealthy behaviors
BEHAVIORAL THERAPY
Dysfunctional, long-lasting, and intense reaction to loss that impairs daily functioning
Maladaptive ( or complicated) grief
Suicidal ideation, threats, or active attempts, or self-mutilation.
Danger to self
In ECT, BP is controlled because a short period of _________ follows procedure.
Hypertension
Client unconscious with no response to painful stimuli
COMATOSE
An evidence-based psychotherapy that began with efforts to treat personality disorders and interpersonal conflicts
DIALECTICALBEHAVIORAL THERAPY
Abnormal breathing pattern separated by periods of apnea or hypopnea
Cheyne-Stokes respiration
The defendant is unable to comprehend the nature of the proceedings, the court process, or be unable to assist in their own defense.
Incompetent to stand trial (ITST)
Can have hoarseness, throat/neck pain, or coughing but these symptoms generally improve with time. with this proceedure.
Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS)
Involuntary, rigid body positions indicating severe brain injury
Teaching clients to express feelings and solve problems in a nonaggressive way.
ASSERTIVENESS TRAINING