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death
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death is a developmental stage
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euthanasia
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the hemlock society advocates lethal injection as more humane with less suffering **Nurses need to be an advocate for clients who make a decision to end their lifes.
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Living will law
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in some states there is a penalty if the MD doesnt comply
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living will
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is NOT legally binding it states what medical txt a person perfers of chooses to omit or reufuse in he or she can not make a decision at the time of illness.
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durable power of attorney
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names trusted person to act as a an agent or a proxy in making Health Care decisions in the event of the clients inablility to speak for self
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advanced directive
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a set of documents that explaines a persons end of life wishes and direscts care when the person is no longer able to do so.
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role of a nurse
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discerning when to engage in life extention, when to continue life support and when to "let go"
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Childs concept of dealth
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dealth is personified (5-9)- the child views death as a personality
** children often know more about death than the parents realize- they can realize his or her impeding death |
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adolescents concept of death
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may hide mouring - i cant talk about this"
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adults concept of death
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negativist - fear of neg concept
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Near death experience
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NDE is NOT an extraordinary awareness of how death will unfold and what the person will need to die
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Near death Awareness
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is not extraordinary awareness of how death will unfold and what the person will need to die well.
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grief reactions
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denial- isolation
anger depression- review the meaning of life and searches for ways to share insights with people most significatnt to him/her. client as a total must be assessed. acceptance |
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oragan donation
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the client who has no brain activit aqnd is reliant on the ventalator is correctly referred to as a "dead" not "nearly dead"
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client/family assesment
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in fostering psycho spiritual growth the nurse doenst have to give answers but rather wait patiently for the client to arrive at his or her own answers
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examples of nursing diagnoses
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when administering care for the dying patient in a clinical instiutional setting avaid too strict a routine in care.
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spiritual and social needs
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meaning a search for meaning and purpose in life and suffering
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assessing grief
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some situations may be considered inappropriate or not liegitimate to greive.
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hospice care
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the hospice concept is indeed a care system that coexits with a cure system
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the concept of an reaction to death and dying
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depends on many other factors affecting a person
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