Deck 11: Advance Care Planning and End-Of-Life Care for Older Adults

Question 1

What is the meaning of a good death?

A) Person dies in dignity having directed wishes
B) One in which a person takes his/her life when they are ready
C) A death after when all medical cures have been attempted
D) Person has lived as long as they wanted

Answer 1

Person dies in dignity having directed wishes

Question 2

Starting the conversation about advance directives

A) social workers should only give information on the form
B) it is not the social workers role to discuss advance directives
C) advance directive should be discussed with the client's family first
D) social workers should help older adults formulate questions about end of life options

Answer 2

social workers should help older adults formulate questions about end of life options

Question 3

Which of these is not an advance directive for health decisions?

A) Living Will
B) POLST
C) durable power of attorney for health
D) Last will and testament

Answer 3

Last will and testament

Question 4

Which designation allow a POA to act even if the person lack mental competence?

A) Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
B) Living will
C) Five Wishes
D) POLST

Question 5

What statement is accurate regarding palliative care and hospice care?

A) Palliative care focuses more on psychosocial needs
B) Palliative care predicts a person will die in 6 months
C) Hospice care is only provided outside the home
D) Hospice must be ordered by a physician

Question 6

What changes in the person are likely observed during the process of dying?

A) The person begins to withdraw 1-3 months before death
B) The person may have an energy burst just before death
C) The person may become disoriented
D) All of the above

Question 7

Worden's model of grief includes:

A) stages of grief
B) task based behavioral goals
C) focuses on shock and grief
D) promotes disconnection from the deceased

Question 8

Self-care is essential for social workers because:

A) work with terminally ill patients can activate death anxiety.
B) social workers can develop compassion fatigue.
C) social workers develop attachments to the patients and may deal with grief.
D) all of the above

Question 9

Bereavement services

A) are started before the person dies
B) are generally not offered through hospice
C) often conducted through groups
D) are beyond the role of social work

Question 10

What is the legislation that directs hospitals to inform patients of their rights to decide on medical care?

A) Patient Self Determination Act
B) Elder Justice Act
C) Medical surrogacy act
D) Medicare requirements

Question 11

Describe the social work role in discussing on advance directive.

Question 12

Distinguish between a power of attorney and durable power of attorney for health care.

Question 13

Differentiate between the purpose of palliative care and hospice.

Question 14

Discuss the barriers to complete an Advance Directives.

Question 15

What is the relationship of race ethnicity and religions in completion of the AD?

Question 16

As a social worker, how can you introduce the topic of advance directives to clients
who have been diagnosed with terminal illness?

Question 17

What are some of the specific challenges faced by LGBT individuals in completion of the AD?

Question 18

Describe the role of the social worker during the dying process.

Question 19

Describe the concept of compassion fatigue in social workers

Question 20

Describe two models of understanding the grief process. How would you incorporate them into your work with families of a recently deceased client?