Exam 4: Dying: Transition From Life

The patient who is alert, exercising some options, and about to undergo a very risky procedure that will either save or end his life is experiencing the ________ trajectory.

Name any four of the six factors that influence the experience of dying and explain the influence that each factor has on the dying process.

What is the definition of the terms -Middle knowledge

Generally, end-of-life care planning occurs among all of the groups below EXCEPT:

Direct care to the dying person is usually provided:

In Irish tradition, the banshee's cry announced the painful transition of a soul from the world of the living to the realm of the spirits.

Kastenbaum's list of recommended ways physicians should "break the bad news" that a patient is dying includes all of the following EXCEPT:

Discuss the six criticisms or shortcomings of stage theory and apply those criticisms to the stages of dying proposed by Kübler-Ross.

In the intervention phase of the SUPPORT study researchers found that bringing in additional nurses with special training significantly improved physician-patient communication.

Compare and contrast the role of the staff, family, and patient in the lingering trajectory, the expected quick trajectory, and the unexpected quick trajectory. Describe each type, highlight how each is unique, and where there are similarities or overlap.

Dying patients who refuse to discuss death or appear to be denying their situation may have worked out a reasonable coping strategy that is advantageous in their particular situation.

Most students in death education courses expect their deaths will be:

While considered groundbreaking at the time, the work of Kübler-Ross has come to be regarded as limited in applicability because:

Hospitalized patients are most likely to be treated as socially dead if they are on a ________ trajectory.

In "breaking the bad news" to a patient, physicians are encouraged to make it clear that there is nothing more that can be done for the patient.

Although paramedics or nurses on the scene of an emergency may know that the victim is beyond resuscitation, it may be necessary to carry out CPR and other procedures in order to conform to regulations.

Compare and contrast the findings of the survey commissioned by Last Acts (2002) with those of the NIH (2005) regarding the care given to terminally ill patients.

Discuss the primary findings of both the observational phase and the intervention phase of the SUPPORT study. Then, in response to these findings, describe the four suggestions for improving communication.

What is the definition of the terms -Apoptosis

The Buddhist conception of life and death emphasizes the: