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MSN Chapter 10
End of Life
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Palliative care | any form of care or treatment that focuses on reducing the severity of disease symptoms, rather than trying to delay or reverse the progression of the disease itself or provide a cure |
| hospice | A service that provides care with an emphasis on symptom management, advance care planning, spiritual care, and family support in the last phases of a terminal disease |
| Death | occurs when all vital organs and body systems cease to function |
| Brain death | an irreversible loss of all brain functions, including the brainstem |
| End of life | final phase of a patient's illness when death is imminent |
| death rattle | noisy, wet sounding respirations |
| cheyne-stokes respirations | pattern of breathing characterized by alternating periods of apnea and deep, rapid breathing. When respirations cease, the heart stops within a few minutes |
| bereavement | period following the death of a loved one during which grief is experienced and mourning occurs |
| grief | normal reaction to loss, occurs in response to the real loss of a loved one and the loss of what might have been |
| Kubler-Ross model of grief | Denial Anger Bargaining Depression Acceptance |
| spirituality | beliefs, values, and practices that relate to the search for existential meaning and purpose, and that may or may not include a belief in a higher power |
| advance directives | written documents that provide information about the patient's wishes and his or her designated spokesperson |
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