Grief, Loss, & Palliative Care
Care aimed to improve quality of life & learn to live fully w/an incurable condition
What is Palliative Care?
The most important way to prevent infection
What is hand hygiene?
How many stages of NREM sleep does a sleep cycle consist of?
What is three?
Critical for cell function and replaces fluids the body loses through perspiration, elimination, and respiration
What is Water
Alterations in muscles, injury to the musculoskeletal system, poor posture, impaired central nervous system, health status & age.
What are factors affecting mobility?
Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance
What are the 5 stages of grief? (Kubler-Ross Model)
Cleansing the body, stimulating circulation, providing relaxation, and promoting healing.
What is a bed bath?
The cycle that occurs about 90 minutes after falling asleep
What is REM?
A BMI of 30+
What is Obese
Antiembolic stockings, SCDs, positioning, ROM exercises, elevate the legs
What is promoting venous return?
Decreased LOC, loss of muscle tone, labored breathing, incontinence, mottling, weak pulse, low BP, cool extremities, inability to swallow
What are manifestations of approaching death?
Reduces the risk of infection for clients living in long term care facilities, especially from the transmission of pathogens that cause pneumonia.
What is proper oral hygiene?
Structures in the mouth and throat relax during sleep and occlude the upper airway
What is obstructive sleep apnea?
Significantly low body weight, fear of being fat, and consistent restriction of food intake or repeated behavior that prevents weight gain
What is Anorexia Nervosa
Pain, edema, warmth, & erythema at the site
What are manifestations of DVT?
Insert dentures, pillow under head & shoulders, clean body & linens, remove equipment & supplies, Dim the lights
What is preparing the body for postmortem viewing?
A condition that increases the need for proper foot care
What is diabetes mellitus?
Sudden attacks of sleep that are often uncontrollable
What is narcolepsy?
Sources include beef, whole milk, and poultry.
What is Protein
A condition resulting from being unable to lift the anterior aspect of your foot
What is foot drop?
Being dependent on the deceased, unexpected death, inadequate coping skills, lack of social supports, preexisting mental health issues
What are factors that can increase risk for dysfunctional grieving?
A device clients with an increased risk for bleeding should use.
Pharmacological agents of choice to assist with insomnia
What are sedative-hypnotics?
Nausea, vomiting, flaccid muscles, mental status changes, spleen and liver enlargement, dry brittle hair, poor dental health, weakness, dry dull eyes are all expected findings of what?
What is Poor Nutrition and Dehydration
A device used to prevent deep vein thrombosis
What are sequential compression devices?