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Chapter 15 Key Terms

Loss, Grief, and End-of-Life-Care

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Loss to no longer possess or have an object, person, or capacity
Grief emotional reaction to loss
Grieving Process varies from one individual to another
Five Stages of Grief Anger, Bargaining, Denial, Depression, Acceptance
Anticipatory Grieving when a person thinks or knows that a loss will occur in the future
Dysfunctional Grieving when grieving falls outside of the normal responses
Death as a physiologic event is typically defined by the absence of spontaneous breathing and heartbeat
Brain Death absence of brain activity as evidenced by absence of ECG waves
Palliative to reduce or relieve the symptoms of a disease without attempting to provide a cure
Thanatology study of death
Hope inner positive life force, a feeling that what is desired is possible
Comfort Care focuses on identifying symptoms the cause the patient distress and adequately treating those symptoms
Cheyne-Stokes respiration respirations that gradually become shallower and are followed by periods of apnea
Closure to say goodbye to those people and things that are important
Advance Directive living will -legal document that outlines the patient's wishes for health care decisions when they may be unable to communicate their choice
Euthanasia act of ending another person's life to end suffering, with/without his consent -'mercy killing'
Passive Euthanasia occurs when a patient chooses to die by refusing treatment that might prolong life
Assisted Suicide distinguished from active euthanasia. -making available to patients the means to end their life with knowledge that suicide is their intent
Autopsy examination of the body, organs, and tissues to determine the cause of death
Coroner person with legal authority to determine cause of death
Postmortem after death
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