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NU 410 MH Unit 2 Study Guide 2024
Medical Model is based on - Ans:✔✔-The prolongation of life
What is the federal governments national health program that provides health insurance for older
adults? - Ans:✔✔-Medicare
A model of care that supports and cares for patients during death is: - Ans:✔✔-Hospice care
The life expectancy of someone who is in hospice care - Ans:✔✔-6 months or less
What is care that optimizes quality of life during death and minimizes suffering? - Ans:✔✔-Palliative care
Four key components of hospice/palliative care? - Ans:✔✔-1. Honoring the experiences of the patient
and family
2. Respecting autonomy and informed choice
3. Allowing care to be directed by the patient/family
4. Honoring the dignity of the patient/family
Who formulated the death and dying theory? - Ans:✔✔-Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
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Kubler-Ross 5 states of dying/grief: - Ans:✔✔-1. Denial and Isolation
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Acceptance
A patient who states "this can't be happening, there must be a mix up with my test results" is
experiencing which stage of dying/grief? - Ans:✔✔-Stage 1, denial and isolation
A patient who states, "why me? Why couldn't this happen to someone else?" Is experiencing which stage
of death/grief? - Ans:✔✔-Stage 2, Anger
A patient attempting to deal with vulnerability and helplessness may be entering this stage of
death/grief? - Ans:✔✔-Stage 3, Barganing - "if I stop smoking I can stay alive longer"
When a patient is no longer avoiding the feeling of loss associated with death/grief, preparing for final
separation from the world, and may feel guilt about their strain on the family, they are experiencing
which stage of death/grief? - Ans:✔✔-Stage 4, Depression
A patient experiencing quiet peacefulness associated with the end of life is in which stage of dying/grief?
- Ans:✔✔-Stage 5, Acceptance
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What is the loss of function of the entire cerebrum and brain stem, resulting in coma, no spontaneous
respiration, and loss of all brain stem reflexes? - Ans:✔✔-Brain death
True or False: artificial nutrition and hydration are a form of comfort measure? - Ans:✔✔-False, it is
considered a medical intervention
3 types of Euthenasia - Ans:✔✔-1. Voluntary
2. Passive
3. Involuntary
A form of voluntary euthenasia where medical personnel supply the means for death but are not directly
performing the act? - Ans:✔✔-Physician Assisted Suicide
What is a written document stating how you want medical decisions to be made if you lose the ability to
make them for yourself ? - Ans:✔✔-Advanced Directive
What is a legal document naming another person legal power to make healthcare decisions, and only
lasts as long as the patient is incapable of making decisions? - Ans:✔✔-healthcare power of attorney
Term for grief that occurs when curative efforts have been stoped, but the patient may still be living? -
Ans:✔✔-Anticipatory Grief
The leading cause of disability according to the WHO in 2015? - Ans:✔✔-Dementia
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NU 410 MH Unit 2 Study Guide 2024
Medical Model is based on - Ans:✔✔-The prolongation of life
What is the federal governments national health program that provides health insurance for older
adults? - Ans:✔✔-Medicare
A model of care that supports and cares for patients during death is: - Ans:✔✔-Hospice care
The life expectancy of someone who is in hospice care - Ans:✔✔-6 months or less
What is care that optimizes quality of life during death and minimizes suffering? - Ans:✔✔-Palliative care
Four key components of hospice/palliative care? - Ans:✔✔-1. Honoring the experiences of the patient
and family
2. Respecting autonomy and informed choice
3. Allowing care to be directed by the patient/family
4. Honoring the dignity of the patient/family
Who formulated the death and dying theory? - Ans:✔✔-Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
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Kubler-Ross 5 states of dying/grief: - Ans:✔✔-1. Denial and Isolation
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Acceptance
A patient who states "this can't be happening, there must be a mix up with my test results" is
experiencing which stage of dying/grief? - Ans:✔✔-Stage 1, denial and isolation
A patient who states, "why me? Why couldn't this happen to someone else?" Is experiencing which stage
of death/grief? - Ans:✔✔-Stage 2, Anger
A patient attempting to deal with vulnerability and helplessness may be entering this stage of
death/grief? - Ans:✔✔-Stage 3, Barganing - "if I stop smoking I can stay alive longer"
When a patient is no longer avoiding the feeling of loss associated with death/grief, preparing for final
separation from the world, and may feel guilt about their strain on the family, they are experiencing
which stage of death/grief? - Ans:✔✔-Stage 4, Depression
A patient experiencing quiet peacefulness associated with the end of life is in which stage of dying/grief?
- Ans:✔✔-Stage 5, Acceptance
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What is the loss of function of the entire cerebrum and brain stem, resulting in coma, no spontaneous
respiration, and loss of all brain stem reflexes? - Ans:✔✔-Brain death
True or False: artificial nutrition and hydration are a form of comfort measure? - Ans:✔✔-False, it is
considered a medical intervention
3 types of Euthenasia - Ans:✔✔-1. Voluntary
2. Passive
3. Involuntary
A form of voluntary euthenasia where medical personnel supply the means for death but are not directly
performing the act? - Ans:✔✔-Physician Assisted Suicide
What is a written document stating how you want medical decisions to be made if you lose the ability to
make them for yourself ? - Ans:✔✔-Advanced Directive
What is a legal document naming another person legal power to make healthcare decisions, and only
lasts as long as the patient is incapable of making decisions? - Ans:✔✔-healthcare power of attorney
Term for grief that occurs when curative efforts have been stoped, but the patient may still be living? -
Ans:✔✔-Anticipatory Grief
The leading cause of disability according to the WHO in 2015? - Ans:✔✔-Dementia
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