Question 1

Which of the following were considered to be clear signs of death 25 years ago?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 2

Which of the following organizations created a legal document that reflects the patient's advance care planning?

Accepted Answer

Choice in Dying is an organization that provides assistance to individuals in creating advance care planning documents such as advance directives and living wills, which legally reflect the patient's wishes regarding end-of-life care. The other organizations listed in the options promote or engage in practices related to assisted suicide, which is not the same as advance care planning.

Question 3

A recent study of end-of-life planning revealed that _____ of patients 18 years of age and older had a living will.

Accepted Answer

B

Question 4

The _____ portions of the brain often die sooner than the _____ portions.

Accepted Answer

The cerebral cortex, which is responsible for higher cognitive functions, is located in the outermost layer of the brain and is generally more resilient than the lower brain regions, such as the brainstem, which control basic functions like heartbeat and breathing. Therefore, the higher portions of the brain often die later than the lower portions.

Question 5

Although Emmajean is only 43 years old, she wants to get her advanced directive/living will signed now. She knows it must be signed when _____, and she doesn't want to risk not being able to get it in place.

Accepted Answer

An advanced directive or living will must be signed when an individual is able to think clearly, ensuring they are making informed decisions about their future medical care.

Question 6

Doris doesn't want her family to be forced to make difficult decisions at the end of her life. After consulting with several professionals, she has selected the _____ document as the best way to make her choices clear.

Accepted Answer

The Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) is a medical order that outlines a plan of care reflecting the patient's wishes concerning treatments at the end of life. It is designed to ensure that patients' preferences are honored by healthcare providers.

Question 7

A flat electroencephalogram (EEG) recording for a specified period of time is one criterion of:

Accepted Answer

A flat EEG indicates a lack of electrical activity in the brain, which is a criterion for brain death.

Question 8

Jacob is only 52 years old, but has decided to create a living will that he will share with his family and health-care professionals. He is encouraging his friends to do the same, citing a recent study found that advance care planning was associated with all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

Advance care planning is generally associated with improved quality of care at the end of life, not decreased quality.

Question 9

Annie is proud of herself for already having a living will on record. When she gave to it her physician's assistant, she said, "Research says that you are one of _____of patients 18 years of age and older with a living will."

Accepted Answer

Research indicates that only about 15% of patients 18 years of age and older have a living will.

Question 10

A recent study found that advance care planning was associated with all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

Advance care planning typically leads to a decrease in unnecessary medical procedures, as it focuses on aligning treatment with the patient's wishes, often resulting in less aggressive interventions.

Question 11

The Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) is a more sophisticated and specific form of:

Accepted Answer

POLST is a medical order that specifies the types of life-sustaining treatment a patient wishes to receive, making it a more detailed form of an advance directive.

Question 12

A(n) _____ states such preferences as whether life-sustaining procedures should or should not be used to prolong the life of an individual when death is imminent.

Accepted Answer

An advance directive is a legal document that outlines a person's preferences for medical treatment in situations where they are unable to communicate their decisions, including whether to use life-sustaining procedures when death is imminent.

Question 13

An advanced directive/living will must be signed when:

Accepted Answer

An advanced directive/living will must be signed when an individual is able to think clearly, ensuring they are making informed decisions about their future medical care.

Question 14

Which of the following statements about a living will is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A living will can be written by anyone who is of sound mind and capable of making decisions about their healthcare, not just those who are terminally ill.

Question 15

A recent study found that advance care planning was associated with all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

Advance care planning is generally associated with improved quality of care at the end of life, not decreased quality. It helps ensure that care aligns with patients' wishes, often leading to decreased use of life-sustaining treatments, increased hospice use, and decreased hospital use.

Question 16

Glenn is doing his summer internship with _____. His work involves helping people create a legal document that reflects the individual's advance care plan.

Accepted Answer

Choice in Dying is an organization that helps individuals with advance care planning and creating legal documents related to end-of-life decisions.

Question 17

Brain death occurs when:

Accepted Answer

Brain death is defined as the irreversible cessation of all electrical activity in the brain, including the brainstem, for a specified period of time.

Question 18

In general, research suggests that physicians have a(n) ______ attitude toward advance directives.

Accepted Answer

Research generally indicates that physicians have a positive attitude toward advance directives, as they help in guiding patient care according to the patient's wishes.

Question 19

_____ refers to a legal document that reflects the patient's advance care planning.

Accepted Answer

A living will is a legal document that reflects the patient's advance care planning, stating their wishes for medical treatment and end-of-life care if they become unable to make their own healthcare decisions. A last request and easy death order are not legal terms related to advance care planning, and a dying will does not exist as a legal term.

Question 20

If the cortical death definition were adopted, then physicians could claim a person is dead when his or her _____ is no longer functioning.

Accepted Answer

The cortical death definition states that a person is dead when his or her higher brain functions, specifically the cerebral cortex, are no longer functioning. This distinguishes it from other definitions of death, such as cardiopulmonary death, which is based on the cessation of heart and lung functions.

Quiz 17: Death, Dying, and Grieving

Which of the following were considered to be clear signs of death 25 years ago?

Which of the following organizations created a legal document that reflects the patient's advance care planning?

A recent study of end-of-life planning revealed that _____ of patients 18 years of age and older had a living will.

The _ portions of the brain often die sooner than the _ portions.

Although Emmajean is only 43 years old, she wants to get her advanced directive/living will signed now. She knows it must be signed when _____, and she doesn't want to risk not being able to get it in place.

Doris doesn't want her family to be forced to make difficult decisions at the end of her life. After consulting with several professionals, she has selected the _____ document as the best way to make her choices clear.

A flat electroencephalogram (EEG) recording for a specified period of time is one criterion of:

Jacob is only 52 years old, but has decided to create a living will that he will share with his family and health-care professionals. He is encouraging his friends to do the same, citing a recent study found that advance care planning was associated with all of the following EXCEPT:

Annie is proud of herself for already having a living will on record. When she gave to it her physician's assistant, she said, "Research says that you are one of _____of patients 18 years of age and older with a living will."

A recent study found that advance care planning was associated with all of the following EXCEPT:

The Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) is a more sophisticated and specific form of:

A(n) _____ states such preferences as whether life-sustaining procedures should or should not be used to prolong the life of an individual when death is imminent.

An advanced directive/living will must be signed when:

Which of the following statements about a living will is FALSE?

A recent study found that advance care planning was associated with all of the following EXCEPT:

Glenn is doing his summer internship with _____. His work involves helping people create a legal document that reflects the individual's advance care plan.

Brain death occurs when:

In general, research suggests that physicians have a(n) ______ attitude toward advance directives.

_____ refers to a legal document that reflects the patient's advance care planning.

If the cortical death definition were adopted, then physicians could claim a person is dead when his or her _____ is no longer functioning.