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chapter 12
Assignment and Quiz Questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Coma is best defined as | A condition of deep stupor from which the person cannot be roused by external stimuli. |
| Persons said to be in a persistent vegetative state: | Have severe brain damage |
| An authorization in advance to withdraw artificial life support is: | An advance directive |
| which of the following best describes grief? | An emotion one feels when loss has occured |
| Technically, death results from: | Loss of oxygen |
| which legislation established organ procurement and transplantation networks in the United States? | National Organ Transplant Act |
| Before pronouncing a non responsive and unconscious patient dead, physicians may perform certain test. which of the following is not a prescribed test for determining death? | Cannot stand unaided |
| The Greek term for "good death" is: | Euthanasia |
| Which of the following behaviors is probably most helpful to a dying person? | Giving the person your attention and listening well |
| Recent reports also indicate a continuing decline in the number of all autopsies performed in the United States. Of what value is a non-mandatory autopsy performed after a hospital patient dies? | *Helps determine cause of death *Helps advance medical knowledge about disease *Help reassure family members of the deceased that everything possible had been done for their loved one. |
| A document serving to appoint an individual, chosen by the patient, to represent the patient's interests is a(n): | Advance directive |
| A form of advance directive that allows hospital patients to tell health care practitioners not to revive them if breathing stops is called a: | Do not resuscitate order (DNR) |
| Recent reports indicate a decline in the number of non-mandatory autopsies performed in hospitals. which of the following is a probable reason for the decline? | Family members of deceased patients are often reluctant to give permission for an autopsy |
| Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross's five stages of coping with a death or with a terminal illness do not include which of the following: | ALL ARE INCLUDED: *bargaining *Depression *Acceptance |
| which of the following is a modern-day custom regarding death? | Holding a funeral |
| The purpose of the Uniform Determination of Death Act was to: | Define guidelines for determining when death actually occurs. |
| The uniform Determination of Death Act defines____ as a means of determining when death actually occurs. | Brain Death |
| Which of the following is not true of the Uniform Rights of the Terminally Ill Act? | Was repealed in 1994 |
| which of the following is true of death in the united states in the twenty-first century? | Most deaths occur in hospitals. |
| Landmark events in the right to die movement include: | *The Terry Shiavo case *The Karen Ann Quinlan case *The nancy Cruzan case |
| which of the following is true of organ transplants? | Prospective donors should inform family members of their wishes. |
| The patient self-determination Act does not provide for: | Legal prosecution of health care practitioners who influence a patient's decision in preparing an advance directive. |
| which of the following is not true of the stages of grief? | All grieving people progress through the stages in order. |
| which legislation paved the way for organ transplantation in the United States? | Uniform Anatomical Gift Act |
| care provided to relieve pain and make a patient's last days as comfortable as possible is referred to as: | Palliative care |
| The right to die movement is largely responsible for educating people about: | Advance directives |
| Physician-assisted suicide is legal: | presently, only in 4 states |
| If one has six months or less to live, he or she is said to be: | Terminally Ill |
| before the twentieth century, death most likely occurred : | At home |
| The uniform anatomical gift act does not include the provisions that: | Organs are not accepted from patients over 60 years of age. |
| A persistent vegetative state (PVS) exists as a result of severe mental impairment, characterized by irreversible cessation of the higher functions of the brain, most often caused by damage to which of the following organs? | Cerebral cortex |
| The 1989 Uniform Rights of the Terminally Ill Act Serves as a Guideline for state legislatures in constructing laws addressing which of the following? | Advanced directives |
| Which of the following correctly describes an aspect of hospice care? | Most in-home hospice programs are independently run. |
| How is health care proxy different than a durable power of attorney? | A health care proxy can only make health care decisions. |
| What aspect of death and dying did the late Elisabeth Kubler-Ross,MD, describe? | The coping methods of persons who are grieving. |
| A patient asks his physician "can you help me die in peace?" The physician agrees to withhold medical treatment for this patient. This is an example of what type of euthanasia? | passive |
| for patients to be eligible for hospice care, physicians usually must certify that they are not expected to live beyond how many months? | 6 |
| A physician suggests hospice care for a patient with aggressive brain cancer that is not responding to curative care. which of the following is true about hospice care? | It is not designed to target the underlying disease process |
| according to the uniform determination of death act, which of the following is a criteria for death? | Entire brain ceases to function |
| Palliative care programs are available in hospitals, in the U.S., what is the approximate percentage of hospitals that have palliative care programs? | 40% |
| what was the purpose of the creation of the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act? | To allow individuals to donate their bodies to science after death |
| Technically, it can be said that death results from a lack of: | Oxygen |
| A patient dies under suspicious conditions, which of the following might occur to determine cause of this patient's death? | Autopsy |
| Increasingly, schools that train health providers are offering courses in thanatology. what is the focus of this course of study? | Death and psychological methods of coping with it |
| Passed in 1984, what does national organ transplant Act address? | Distribution of organs |
| From which ancient custom do wakes held today originate? | Keeping watch over the deceased hoping life would return |
| According to a 2013 study done by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), how many of the 125 U.S. Medical schools offer courses on death and dying? | 5 |
| In 1967, what entity devised the original living will? | Euthanasia society |
| An early custom for mourners was to go barefoot and to wear sackcloth and ashes. what was the purpose of this practice? | To avoid making the dead envious |
| A patient has been diagnosed with incurable lung cancer and it is determined that death is imminent. what type of care would best serve this patient? | Palliative |
| For which of the following reasons did pagan tribes begin the custom of covering the face of the deceased with a sheet? | They believed that the spirit of the deceased escaped through the mouth |
| The right to die first became a matter for the courts to deliberate in 1976, with the death of: | Karen Ann Quinlan |
| Which of the following occurs in stage 5 of Elisabeth Kubler-Ross's Grieving process? | Acceptance |
| States have their own criteria for determining when death actually occurs, but most have adopted the definition of brain death proposed by which of the following? | Uniform Determination of Death Act |
| which state law was the first state law passed to permit physician- assisted suicide in certain circumstances? | Oregons Death with Dignity Act |
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