Deck 17: Death Attitudes and Practices
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Infection is the leading cause of death.
Infection is the leading cause of death.
Many people have never been personally involved with the dying process.
Many people have never been personally involved with the dying process.
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Deck 17: Death Attitudes and Practices
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_______ permits individuals to indicate their wishes regarding medical care.
A) The Patient Self-Determination Act
B) A living will
C) A medical durable power of attorney
D) An advance medical directive
A) The Patient Self-Determination Act
B) A living will
C) A medical durable power of attorney
D) An advance medical directive
A living will
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_______ names a person to make medical decisions in the event the patient is unable to do so.
A) The Patient Self-Determination Act
B) A living will
C) A medical durable power of attorney
D) An advance medical directive
A) The Patient Self-Determination Act
B) A living will
C) A medical durable power of attorney
D) An advance medical directive
A medical durable power of attorney
3
The first state to pass a Death with Dignity Act was _______
A) Texas.
B) North Dakota.
C) Oregon.
D) New York.
A) Texas.
B) North Dakota.
C) Oregon.
D) New York.
Oregon.
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Most hospitals now have a(n) ______ committee to handle controversial patient care situations.
A) bereavement
B) ethics
C) advisement
D) steering
A) bereavement
B) ethics
C) advisement
D) steering
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5
Administering a lethal dose of medication to a terminally ill patient is an example of _______
A) quality of life.
B) quantity of life.
C) active euthanasia.
D) passive euthanasia.
A) quality of life.
B) quantity of life.
C) active euthanasia.
D) passive euthanasia.
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Premises:
Infection is the leading cause of death.
Infection is the leading cause of death.
Many people have never been personally involved with the dying process.
Many people have never been personally involved with the dying process.
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8
Give two examples of end-of-life situations in which the court has been involved.
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9
Explain why a dying person or the person's family may wish to avoid using extreme measures to prolong life.
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10
This chapter describes several ways that society's treatment of death and dying has changed over the past 50 to 100 years. Which of these changes do you think are positive and which, if any, do you think are negative?
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11
List several examples of beliefs about death (the examples may or may not coincide with your own beliefs) .
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12
Explain the purpose of a DNR order.
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13
Explain the meaning of "death with dignity."
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14
Discontinuing life support and allowing a patient to die of the underlying disease is an example of _______
A) active euthanasia.
B) suicide.
C) passive euthanasia.
D) none of the above.
A) active euthanasia.
B) suicide.
C) passive euthanasia.
D) none of the above.
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_______ mandates that patients be informed about the right to participate in medical decisions regarding their treatment.
A) The Patient Self-Determination Act
B) A living will
C) A medical durable power of attorney
D) An advance medical directive
A) The Patient Self-Determination Act
B) A living will
C) A medical durable power of attorney
D) An advance medical directive
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16
How can death education help prepare people for eventually dealing with the death of a loved one?
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17
How can health care professionals prepare themselves to deal with end-of-life situations?
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18
An advance medical directive refers to _______
A) a living will.
B) a medical durable power of attorney.
C) a do not resuscitate order.
D) both a and b.
E) none of the above.
A) a living will.
B) a medical durable power of attorney.
C) a do not resuscitate order.
D) both a and b.
E) none of the above.
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19
Any intervention that hastens the death of a terminally ill patient can be considered _______
A) euthanasia.
B) voluntary euthanasia.
C) physician-assisted suicide.
D) suicide.
A) euthanasia.
B) voluntary euthanasia.
C) physician-assisted suicide.
D) suicide.
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20
The Death with Dignity act allows a physician to prescribe a lethal dose of medication to a(n) _______ patient.
A) adult
B) clinically depressed
C) elderly
D) terminally ill
A) adult
B) clinically depressed
C) elderly
D) terminally ill
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21
Describe your own beliefs and attitudes toward death and dying.
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22
As a health care professional, how would you respond to a patient who states that she wishes to die? Explain your answer.
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