Question 1

When organ donation involves an individual who has experienced death as a result of a cerebral hemorrhage, this is an instance of:

Accepted Answer

A) Donation after cardiac death 
B) Donation after brain death 
C) Living donation 
D) All of these 
E) None of these 
A) Donation after cardiac death 
B) Donation after brain death 
C) Living donation 
D) All of these 
E) None of these

Question 2

Which of the following is true in relation to organ donation and transplantation in the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

A) They are opposed by nearly all major religious communities. 
B) "Brain dead" individuals might return to life. 
C) Donation is likely to have a substantive effect on desired funeral practices. 
D) Costs of transplantation are paid by donor families. 
E) None of these 
A) They are opposed by nearly all major religious communities. 
B) "Brain dead" individuals might return to life. 
C) Donation is likely to have a substantive effect on desired funeral practices. 
D) Costs of transplantation are paid by donor families. 
E) None of these

Question 3

In the U.S., when someone dies who was not under the care of a physician or the death occurred suddenly, determination of death falls under the jurisdiction of _________.

Accepted Answer

A) a medical examiner or coroner 
B) a durable power of attorney 
C) an appointed lawyer 
D) a hospital emergency room 
E) the police 
A) a medical examiner or coroner 
B) a durable power of attorney 
C) an appointed lawyer 
D) a hospital emergency room 
E) the police

Question 4

Which of the following is a significant barrier to organ and tissue donation?

Accepted Answer

A) Potential donors who authorize donation by signing the form on the back of their state auto driver's license 
B) The dominant U.S. policy of "presumed consent" 
C) Legal obstacles within the American death system 
D) Lack of discussion among family members about one's wishes 
E) Problems with determination of death 
A) Potential donors who authorize donation by signing the form on the back of their state auto driver's license 
B) The dominant U.S. policy of "presumed consent" 
C) Legal obstacles within the American death system 
D) Lack of discussion among family members about one's wishes 
E) Problems with determination of death

Question 5

The person authorized by an advance directive to carry out an incapacitated individual's wishes concerning health care matters is called:

Accepted Answer

A) A durable power of attorney 
B) An intestee 
C) An heir 
D) A health care proxy or surrogate decision maker 
E) An executor or executrix 
A) A durable power of attorney 
B) An intestee 
C) An heir 
D) A health care proxy or surrogate decision maker 
E) An executor or executrix

Question 6

In the United States in recent years, _________.

Accepted Answer

A) the single largest obstacle to organ transplantation is the scarcity of transplantable organs 
B) numbers of transplant candidates on the National Waiting List for a major organ transplant have remained relatively stable 
C) numbers of organ donors have declined 
D) transplantable human organs can only be recovered from deceased donors 
E) numbers of actual organ transplants have declined 
A) the single largest obstacle to organ transplantation is the scarcity of transplantable organs 
B) numbers of transplant candidates on the National Waiting List for a major organ transplant have remained relatively stable 
C) numbers of organ donors have declined 
D) transplantable human organs can only be recovered from deceased donors 
E) numbers of actual organ transplants have declined

Question 7

The Harvard Committee's criteria (1968)on determination of death apply to _________.

Accepted Answer

A) all persons who are dying 
B) persons involved in automobile accidents 
C) individuals in an irreversible coma 
D) individuals who have suffered serious trauma 
E) None of these 
A) all persons who are dying 
B) persons involved in automobile accidents 
C) individuals in an irreversible coma 
D) individuals who have suffered serious trauma 
E) None of these

Question 8

A 1981 presidential commission proposed a definition of death later codified in the Uniform Determination of Death Act (UDDA). This definition requires or includes:

Accepted Answer

A) An invariant procedure for the determination of death 
B) Reversible loss of circulatory & respiratory functions 
C) Irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem 
D) Irreversible stoppage of the capacity for bodily integration and social interaction 
E) A metaphysical change in the very substance of the being 
A) An invariant procedure for the determination of death 
B) Reversible loss of circulatory & respiratory functions 
C) Irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem 
D) Irreversible stoppage of the capacity for bodily integration and social interaction 
E) A metaphysical change in the very substance of the being

Question 9

Federal and state estate taxes are best described as _________.

Accepted Answer

A) taxes on property left at death 
B) taxes on beneficiaries 
C) taxes on the transfer of property from a decedent to his or her beneficiaries 
D) taxes on gifts 
E) taxes on a person who dies 
A) taxes on property left at death 
B) taxes on beneficiaries 
C) taxes on the transfer of property from a decedent to his or her beneficiaries 
D) taxes on gifts 
E) taxes on a person who dies

Question 10

The National Donor Family Council has recommended that the approach to potential donor family members should be framed in terms of _________.

Accepted Answer

A) offering the opportunity of donation 
B) harvesting organs 
C) caring for a cadaver 
D) requesting donation 
E) All of these 
A) offering the opportunity of donation 
B) harvesting organs 
C) caring for a cadaver 
D) requesting donation 
E) All of these

Question 11

Discuss methods used for determination of death.

Accepted Answer

There are several methods used for the d

Question 12

As of February 1, 2017, how many candidates were on the U.S. National Waiting List for major organ transplants?

Accepted Answer

A) Nearly 18,000 
B) 27,000 
C) Almost 55,000 
D) More than 118,000 
E) Approximately 152,000 
A) Nearly 18,000 
B) 27,000 
C) Almost 55,000 
D) More than 118,000 
E) Approximately 152,000

Question 13

In the case of many non-living or deceased organ donors, after the individual has been pronounced dead, external support is often continued in order to _________.

Accepted Answer

A) keep the individual alive 
B) preserve the quality of potentially transplantable organs 
C) withdraw the opportunity for donation from next-of-kin 
D) All of these 
E) None of these 
A) keep the individual alive 
B) preserve the quality of potentially transplantable organs 
C) withdraw the opportunity for donation from next-of-kin 
D) All of these 
E) None of these

Question 14

The more than 24 percent increase in the number of nonliving donors from 2003 to 2006 appears to have resulted primarily from:

Accepted Answer

A) The Uniform Determination of Death Act (UDD
A)  
B) The Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (UAG
A)  
C) The National Organ Transplant Act (NOT
A)  
D) The work of the National Donor Family Council (NDF
C)  
E) The Organ Donor Breakthrough Collaborative 
A) The Uniform Determination of Death Act (UDD
A)  
B) The Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (UAG
A)  
C) The National Organ Transplant Act (NOT
A)  
D) The work of the National Donor Family Council (NDF
C)  
E) The Organ Donor Breakthrough Collaborative

Question 15

When a state's legislature and courts have not addressed a death-related matter, legal disputes turn for guidance to _________.

Accepted Answer

A) living wills 
B) trust funds 
C) common law 
D) state statutes 
E) federal laws 
A) living wills 
B) trust funds 
C) common law 
D) state statutes 
E) federal laws

Question 16

Explain what it means to die "intestate." What are the consequences of dying intestate? 
How might one alter this situation?

Accepted Answer

Dying "intestate" means passing away wit

Question 17

Distinguish carefully between a living will and a durable power of attorney in health care matters. Make plain what each of these can do, and what it cannot do. Offer a thoughtful reason to prefer one of these documents over the other.

Accepted Answer

A living will and a durable power of att

Question 18

In 2016 in the United States living organ donors were _________.

Accepted Answer

A) less than 2 percent of all donors 
B) a little over 37 percent of all donors 
C) about 15 percent of all donors 
D) nearly 10 percent of all donor 
E) about 75 percent of all donors 
A) less than 2 percent of all donors 
B) a little over 37 percent of all donors 
C) about 15 percent of all donors 
D) nearly 10 percent of all donor 
E) about 75 percent of all donors

Question 19

Death certificates are necessary for:

Accepted Answer

A) Collecting life insurance 
B) Investigation of crime 
C) Disposition of property rights 
D) Receiving death benefits 
E) All of these 
A) Collecting life insurance 
B) Investigation of crime 
C) Disposition of property rights 
D) Receiving death benefits 
E) All of these

Question 20

Studies have shown that physician/patient conversations about death-related issues can _________.

Accepted Answer

A) induce anxiety in patients with advanced cancer 
B) increase knowledge without diminishing hope 
C) undermine efforts to engage in advance care planning 
D) frustrate goals of good end-of-life care 
E) be costly to physicians since they are not reimbursed by Medicare 
A) induce anxiety in patients with advanced cancer 
B) increase knowledge without diminishing hope 
C) undermine efforts to engage in advance care planning 
D) frustrate goals of good end-of-life care 
E) be costly to physicians since they are not reimbursed by Medicare

When organ donation involves an individual who has experienced death as a result of a cerebral hemorrhage, this is an instance of:

Which of the following is true in relation to organ donation and transplantation in the U.S.?

In the U.S., when someone dies who was not under the care of a physician or the death occurred suddenly, determination of death falls under the jurisdiction of _________.

Which of the following is a significant barrier to organ and tissue donation?

The person authorized by an advance directive to carry out an incapacitated individual's wishes concerning health care matters is called:

In the United States in recent years, _________.

The Harvard Committee's criteria (1968)on determination of death apply to _________.

A 1981 presidential commission proposed a definition of death later codified in the Uniform Determination of Death Act (UDDA). This definition requires or includes:

Federal and state estate taxes are best described as _________.

The National Donor Family Council has recommended that the approach to potential donor family members should be framed in terms of _________.

Discuss methods used for determination of death.

As of February 1, 2017, how many candidates were on the U.S. National Waiting List for major organ transplants?

In the case of many non-living or deceased organ donors, after the individual has been pronounced dead, external support is often continued in order to _________.

The more than 24 percent increase in the number of nonliving donors from 2003 to 2006 appears to have resulted primarily from:

When a state's legislature and courts have not addressed a death-related matter, legal disputes turn for guidance to _________.

Explain what it means to die "intestate." What are the consequences of dying intestate? How might one alter this situation?

Distinguish carefully between a living will and a durable power of attorney in health care matters. Make plain what each of these can do, and what it cannot do. Offer a thoughtful reason to prefer one of these documents over the other.

In 2016 in the United States living organ donors were _________.

Death certificates are necessary for:

Studies have shown that physician/patient conversations about death-related issues can _________.

Education About Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Changing Encounters With Death

Changing Attitudes Toward Death

Death-Related Practices and the American Death System

Cultural Patterns and Death

Coping With Dying

Coping With Dying: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Dying: How Communities Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief

Coping With Loss and Grief: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief: Funeral Practices and Other Ways Communities Can Help

Children

Adolescents

Young and Middle-Aged Adults

Older Adults

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Aided Death: Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, and Aid in Dying

The Meaning and Place of Death in Life

Illustrating the Themes of This Book: Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders

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Exam 16: Legal Issues

When organ donation involves an individual who has experienced death as a result of a cerebral hemorrhage, this is an instance of:

Which of the following is true in relation to organ donation and transplantation in the U.S.?

In the U.S., when someone dies who was not under the care of a physician or the death occurred suddenly, determination of death falls under the jurisdiction of _________.

Which of the following is a significant barrier to organ and tissue donation?

The person authorized by an advance directive to carry out an incapacitated individual's wishes concerning health care matters is called:

In the United States in recent years, _________.

The Harvard Committee's criteria (1968)on determination of death apply to _________.

A 1981 presidential commission proposed a definition of death later codified in the Uniform Determination of Death Act (UDDA). This definition requires or includes:

Federal and state estate taxes are best described as _________.

The National Donor Family Council has recommended that the approach to potential donor family members should be framed in terms of _________.

Discuss methods used for determination of death.

As of February 1, 2017, how many candidates were on the U.S. National Waiting List for major organ transplants?

In the case of many non-living or deceased organ donors, after the individual has been pronounced dead, external support is often continued in order to _________.

The more than 24 percent increase in the number of nonliving donors from 2003 to 2006 appears to have resulted primarily from:

When a state's legislature and courts have not addressed a death-related matter, legal disputes turn for guidance to _________.

Explain what it means to die "intestate." What are the consequences of dying intestate? How might one alter this situation?

Distinguish carefully between a living will and a durable power of attorney in health care matters. Make plain what each of these can do, and what it cannot do. Offer a thoughtful reason to prefer one of these documents over the other.

In 2016 in the United States living organ donors were _________.

Death certificates are necessary for:

Studies have shown that physician/patient conversations about death-related issues can _________.

Education About Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Changing Encounters With Death

Changing Attitudes Toward Death

Death-Related Practices and the American Death System

Cultural Patterns and Death

Coping With Dying

Coping With Dying: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Dying: How Communities Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief

Coping With Loss and Grief: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief: Funeral Practices and Other Ways Communities Can Help

Children

Adolescents

Young and Middle-Aged Adults

Older Adults

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Aided Death: Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, and Aid in Dying

The Meaning and Place of Death in Life

Illustrating the Themes of This Book: Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders

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