OTD 423 Final UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
- Client centered
- Quality of life means whole life
- Can help individuals and family cope
-Maintaining I
- Adaptation and compensation
- Education
- Safety
- Pain management - CORRECT ANSWER - Why is OT important in death and dying?
mid 20th century - CORRECT ANSWER - Until the ____ _____ ______, Most people who
were ill or dying were cared for at home by family
Hospitals or SNFs
- 1/3(27%) use ICU for last 30 days - CORRECT ANSWER - Were do majority of older
adults die in today's age?
Perceived as "giving up" on the patient OR as a failure of the medical system - CORRECT
ANSWER - Why is there minimal education on death and dying?
- Know when death is coming
- Retain control of what happens
- Afforded dignity and privacy
- Control over pain relief & symptoms
-Have choice/control over where death occurs
- Access to support needed
- Access to who is present; say good bye to
,-Have advanced directives - CORRECT ANSWER - What is a "Good" death?
- Shock
-Denial
- Anger
- Bargaining
-Depression
-Testing
- Acceptance - CORRECT ANSWER - What are the 7 stages of grief?
Shock - CORRECT ANSWER - Initial paralysis at hearing the bad news
Denial - CORRECT ANSWER - Trying to avoid the inevitable
Anger - CORRECT ANSWER - Frustrated; outpouring of bottled up emotions
Bargaining - CORRECT ANSWER - Seeking in vain for a way out
Depression - CORRECT ANSWER - Final realization of the inevitable
Testing - CORRECT ANSWER - Seeking realistic solution
Acceptance - CORRECT ANSWER - Finally finding the way forward
-physical
-psychological
- social
, - spiritual - CORRECT ANSWER - Areas to be considered with clients and their family/loved
ones with death and dying.
-Anxiety and fear decreases from mid-life to old age, but may still be present
- Fear of lengthy dying process
- Leaving loved ones behind
- Fear of unknown - CORRECT ANSWER - Psychological needs of dying person
- Let person talk about death/feelings
- Allow person to express emotions
- Let person plan death/legacy
- Mark special events; make each visit meaningful
- Keep conversations normal/natural
- When not responding verbally use touch - CORRECT ANSWER - How to interact with a
dying person
- Increased sleep
- Decreased food and drink
-Shallow respirations
- Congested "rattled" sounding lungs
- Loss of bowel and bladder control
- Mottled skin, cyanotic lips/extremities
- Diaphoresis; excessive sweating
- Increased restlessness; calling out - CORRECT ANSWER - Signs of impending death
- Acceptance
- Working through emotional pain
- Adjusting
Questions and CORRECT Answers
- Client centered
- Quality of life means whole life
- Can help individuals and family cope
-Maintaining I
- Adaptation and compensation
- Education
- Safety
- Pain management - CORRECT ANSWER - Why is OT important in death and dying?
mid 20th century - CORRECT ANSWER - Until the ____ _____ ______, Most people who
were ill or dying were cared for at home by family
Hospitals or SNFs
- 1/3(27%) use ICU for last 30 days - CORRECT ANSWER - Were do majority of older
adults die in today's age?
Perceived as "giving up" on the patient OR as a failure of the medical system - CORRECT
ANSWER - Why is there minimal education on death and dying?
- Know when death is coming
- Retain control of what happens
- Afforded dignity and privacy
- Control over pain relief & symptoms
-Have choice/control over where death occurs
- Access to support needed
- Access to who is present; say good bye to
,-Have advanced directives - CORRECT ANSWER - What is a "Good" death?
- Shock
-Denial
- Anger
- Bargaining
-Depression
-Testing
- Acceptance - CORRECT ANSWER - What are the 7 stages of grief?
Shock - CORRECT ANSWER - Initial paralysis at hearing the bad news
Denial - CORRECT ANSWER - Trying to avoid the inevitable
Anger - CORRECT ANSWER - Frustrated; outpouring of bottled up emotions
Bargaining - CORRECT ANSWER - Seeking in vain for a way out
Depression - CORRECT ANSWER - Final realization of the inevitable
Testing - CORRECT ANSWER - Seeking realistic solution
Acceptance - CORRECT ANSWER - Finally finding the way forward
-physical
-psychological
- social
, - spiritual - CORRECT ANSWER - Areas to be considered with clients and their family/loved
ones with death and dying.
-Anxiety and fear decreases from mid-life to old age, but may still be present
- Fear of lengthy dying process
- Leaving loved ones behind
- Fear of unknown - CORRECT ANSWER - Psychological needs of dying person
- Let person talk about death/feelings
- Allow person to express emotions
- Let person plan death/legacy
- Mark special events; make each visit meaningful
- Keep conversations normal/natural
- When not responding verbally use touch - CORRECT ANSWER - How to interact with a
dying person
- Increased sleep
- Decreased food and drink
-Shallow respirations
- Congested "rattled" sounding lungs
- Loss of bowel and bladder control
- Mottled skin, cyanotic lips/extremities
- Diaphoresis; excessive sweating
- Increased restlessness; calling out - CORRECT ANSWER - Signs of impending death
- Acceptance
- Working through emotional pain
- Adjusting
