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Concepts II

Chapter 10

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no respirations Apnea
flushed, if feverish, or very pale with cyanosis around the mouth Circumoral cyanosis
Having multiple diseases Comorbidity
An order written by the patient’s healthcare provider that, should the patient’s heart and respirations cease, no cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to restart the heart and breathing should be performed (DNAR) Do Not Attempt Resuscitation
A legal court document that grants the authority to make health-care decisions and act as a health-care proxy for the patient should the patient become disabled Durable power of attorney
The deliberate ending of a terminally ill patient’s life Euthanasia
the mental and emotional distress and suffering that one experiences with death and loss, and it is expressed in various ways by each individual. Grief
Designed and available for patients in the later stages of terminal illness and does not commonly include measures meant to cure or stop the natural process of dying. Hospice Care
A written document prepared by a mentally competent patient indicating which procedures and measures the patient does or does not want should an end-of-life condition or disability occur. Living Will
Comfort care, Palliative Carre
the care provided after the patient’s death Postmortem Care
To make arrangements for provision of care in order that the family members may have a time to get away, rest, and rejuvenate without the strain and worry of continual caregiving. Respite
When the children who are used to being cared for suddenly become the caregivers for their parents. Role reversal
Medications, treatments, and various therapies are provided with the intent of healing or curing a patient’s illness. Curative care
When a competent individual documents their wishes ahead of time is ADVANCE DIRECTIVE
Without a DPA, health-care decisions may be left to the legal hierarchy of family relationships Legal guardian with health-care decision-making authority Spouse Adult children of patient Parents of patient Adult siblings of patient
respirations then begin to progressively become shallower again, ending the cycle with a period of apnea. Cheyne-Stokes respirations
a strong indicator of nearing death. Cheyne-Stokes respirations
5 traditional stages of grief according to the book "On death and dying 1969" are (BAD-AD) BARGAINING ANGER DENIAL ACCEPTANCE DEPRESSION
To make arrangements for the provision of care in order that the family members may have a time to get away, rest, and rejuvenate without the strain and worry of continual caregiving is RESPITE
the child to act out more often or to act younger than their actual age commonly seen in children dealing with the illness and death of close family member is REGRESSION
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