Grief and dying
What does terminally ill mean?
Incurable disease that results in death.
What are the changes in the body called after death?
Postmortem changes.
Who should be notified when death is about to occur?
Head nurse.
True or False: Patients have a choice to go to hospice.
True.
Why is there a high demand in morticians?
The baby boomer generation making the field see a shortage.
What are the 5 stages of grief?
Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance.
What creates the odor a body releases when not embalmed within 24 hours?
Proteins breaking down.
What happens to the pupils after death?
They become dilated.
True or False: Hospice care is rushed.
False.
What is the average age morticians are? ( men and women are different)
Men are usually 52 and women are usually 43.
What stage do people turn to religion?
Bargaining
Why is the body usually embalmed within 24 hours?
The body starts to release an odor.
Who is in charge of mortician care?
Mortician.
What are some goals for hospice care?
Control pain, Provide psychological spiritual and social needs of patient and family, and provide legal and financial counseling to the patient and family.
What degree does a mortician need?
Associate or bachelors in martuary science.
What aims to keep dying patients comfortable until they naturally pass away.
Hospice care.
What is it called when the body becomes rigid within 2-4 hours?
Rigor mortis.
Where does the blood settle in the body after death?
The lowest parts of the body.
Hospice as terminally ill patients that are expected to live how long?
6 months or less.
How much money does a mortician make in a year?
$51,000-$60,000
What are the three areas that are special needs for terminal patients?
Physical, Emotional/Social, and Spiritual.
Why do some areas become purple after death?
The blood settled in those areas.
What do some facilities require that what person and group are the only ones to handle the body after death?
Mortician and Morticiary staff.
Hospice care was developed with what philosophy?
Death is a natural process.
WHat are mortician work hours?
They are on call 24/7