Deck 12: Aging, Dying Death

Question 1

With regards to hospice, Medicare and other insurance plans will generally cover all of the following except:

A) prescription drugs that seek to cure the illness.
B) prescription drugs that relieve pain.
C) a hospice provider that has been established as part of the approved hospice plan.
D) services that help the family manage day-to-day detail as a loved one's death approaches.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Bereavement is the process of:

A) dealing with the diagnosis of a terminal illness.
B) dealing with death before someone has died.
C) dealing with death through grieving, challenging, accepting, and/or letting go of someone who has died.
D) creating a hospice plan with your insurance provider.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Although similar, what differentiates palliative care from hospice care?

A) Palliative care is specifically dedicated to easing the dying process.
B) Hospice care is specifically dedicated to easing the dying process.
C) Hospice care can be used to relieve the side effects of treating illness.
D) None of the statements are correct.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Heroic treatment is a:

A) recently approved drug that saves a terminally ill patient's life at the last minute.
B) doctor who cures a terminally ill patient.
C) medical intervention that might extend a patient's life, but will not cure his or her disease.
D) None of these statements are correct.

Question 5

Hospice care is interchangeable with palliative care, because both play important roles in the process of dying.

Question 6

Treatments such as chemotherapy are available for hospice patients.

Question 7

Many people share their wishes about their deaths with the family.

Question 8

Funeral customs depend on the deceased's wishes in combination with cultural customs, religious beliefs, and the family's desires.

Question 9

Inheritance in a will can be stated conditionally so that the person whose will it is gets to state the conditions that the inheritor must meet in order to get the inheritance.

Question 10

Match the document to the appropriate description.
-Living will

A) A written statement detailing a person's desires regarding medical treatment should the person lose his or her ability to express informed consent.
B) Authorizes someone to take care of when you are not able to do so.
C) Purpose is to pass on ownership of property and to help avoid probate.
D) Set up to help with a variety of funeral planning needs and to give members the benefit of "group discounts.

Question 11

Match the document to the appropriate description.
-Financial power of attorney

A) A written statement detailing a person's desires regarding medical treatment should the person lose his or her ability to express informed consent.
B) Authorizes someone to take care of when you are not able to do so.
C) Purpose is to pass on ownership of property and to help avoid probate.
D) Set up to help with a variety of funeral planning needs and to give members the benefit of "group discounts.

Question 12

Match the document to the appropriate description.
-Living trust

A) A written statement detailing a person's desires regarding medical treatment should the person lose his or her ability to express informed consent.
B) Authorizes someone to take care of when you are not able to do so.
C) Purpose is to pass on ownership of property and to help avoid probate.
D) Set up to help with a variety of funeral planning needs and to give members the benefit of "group discounts.

Question 13

Match the document to the appropriate description.
-Memorial society

A) A written statement detailing a person's desires regarding medical treatment should the person lose his or her ability to express informed consent.
B) Authorizes someone to take care of when you are not able to do so.
C) Purpose is to pass on ownership of property and to help avoid probate.
D) Set up to help with a variety of funeral planning needs and to give members the benefit of "group discounts.