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End of Life Care
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acceptance | attitude of complacency; last stage of dying, according to Dr. Kubler-Ross. |
| Acute care | labor-intensive treatment, if a client's condition is unstable. |
| Anger | emotional response to feeling victimized. |
| Anticipatory grieving | grieving that begins before a loss actually occurs. |
| Bargaining | psychological mechanism for delaying the inevitable. |
| Brain death | condition in which there is an irreversible loss of function of the whole brain, including the brain stem. |
| Clinical Autopsy | postmortem exam to determine cause of death. |
| Coroner | person legally designated to investigate deaths that may not be the result of natural causes. |
| Death Certificate | legal document confirming a person's death. |
| Denial | psychological defense mechanism in which a person refuses to believe that certain information is true. |
| Depression | sad mood. |
| Dying With Dignity | treating a terminally ill person with respect regardless of his or her emotional, physical, or cognitive state. |
| Forensic Autopsy | medicolegal exam to determine if a crime has been committed. |
| Grief Response | psychological and physical phenomena experienced by those who grieve. |
| Grief Work | activities involved in grieving. |
| Grieving | process of feeling acute sorrow over a loss. |
| Hospice | facility for or concept addressing the care of terminally ill clients. |
| Medical Examiner | physician who has specialized training in forensic pathology. |
| Morgue | area where dead bodies are temporarily held or examined. |
| Mortician | person who prepares the body for burial or cremation. |
| Multiple Organ Failure | condition in which two or more organ systems gradually cease to function. |
| Palliative Care | providing relief from distressing symptoms, easing pain, and enhancing quality of life. |
| Paranormal Experiences | those outside scientific explanation. |
| Pathologic Grief | condition in which a person cannot accept someone's death. |
| Postmortem Care | care of the body after death. |
| Residential Care | a form of intermediate care. (nursing homes or long-term care facilities) |
| Respite Care | relief for a caregiver. |
| Shroud | covering for a dead body. |
| Terminal Care | care before a client's death, basic physical needs for hydration, nourishment, elimination, hygiene, positioning and comfort. |
| Terminal illness | illness with no potential for cure. |
| Waiting For Permission Phenomenon | a terminally ill client's forestalling of death when he or she feels that loved ones are not yet prepared to deal with the client's death. |
Created by:
Jessica Venyke
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