Chapter 14 Flashcards
(21 cards)
What is advance directive?
(including a personal directive, healthcare directive, living will, and continuing power of attorney) a precise statement of the desired treatment and care, including what medical actions are to be taken under what conditions, and a declaration of who has the right to decide the situation where the writer of the advance directive is non longer able to press his or her wishes
Define anticipatory grief
experienced prior to and in anticipation of the death of a loved one
Define assisted suicide
made possible with the help of someone
Define Bereavement
the state of having recently experienced the death of a loved one.
Define Active Euthanasia
Intervening actively to end a person’s life
what is disenfranchised grief?
defined by society as illegitimate grief and therefore unacknowledged because society defines the relationship between the grieving person and the deceased as insignificant
what is a “do-not-resuscitate (DNR)” order?
a person may request that, if in a coma and dying from a terminal disease, resuscitate not be attempted if the dying person’s heart stops; this request may lead the dying person’s physician to place a DNR order on the patients medical care chart
define ego integrity
the acceptance of the notion that one’s life cycle is something complete and unique.
Define grief
a sense of profound loss and the experience of deep sorrow
define hospice
a place or program of care designed to meet the special needs of dying patients
define intelligence
the “ability to negotiate environmental demands successfully”
define life review
a dying person looks over his or her life, seeks a conviction that one’s life has had meaning and purpose, ties up loose ends, achieves acceptance of the life lived, and prepares for death
define medical assistance in dying
or physician-assisted death a physician helps a person to die either by assisting the patient’s suicide or by euthanasia
define morbid grieving
also known as completed or pathological grieving, refers to a pattern or duration of grieving that society considers abnormal and problematic
define mourning
the public expression of grief, typically following social and cultural rules
define palliative care
directed toward improving the quality of life for the dying, including symptom control and spiritual support as well as bereavement support and education for the family members of dying patients
what is passive euthanasia?
withholding or ceasing treatment of someone who is ill or injured and not expected to recover
What is physician-assisted suicide?
when a physician provides a patient with advices about how to commit suicide with the technical means (e.g., lethal medications) to commit suicide
Define power of attorney
a legal document that gives someone, usually a lawyer, adult family member, or friend, the right to make decisions on behalf of the ill person if the person loses his or her mental capacity
what are social deaths?
refers to the perception or behavior of others that indicates that they perceive or treat a person as if physically dead when in fact the physical body has not yet died
Define the trajectory of dying
the pattern or course of dying over time; for example, sudden death or slow decline
