Question 1

In preparing a living will, the competent decision maker is _________.

Accepted Answer

A) the durable power of attorney 
B) the family 
C) the physician 
D) the author 
E) the lawyer 
A) the durable power of attorney 
B) the family 
C) the physician 
D) the author 
E) the lawyer

Question 2

The Patient Self-Determination Act requires that persons be informed of their right to execute an advance directive about wishes for care. This applies to:

Accepted Answer

A) Terminally ill persons 
B) Individuals who have a durable power of attorney 
C) People being admitted to a health care institution that receives federal Medicare or Medicaid funds 
D) All of these 
E) None of these 
A) Terminally ill persons 
B) Individuals who have a durable power of attorney 
C) People being admitted to a health care institution that receives federal Medicare or Medicaid funds 
D) All of these 
E) None of these

Question 3

Organ donation from living donors is advantageous because _________.

Accepted Answer

A) the donor can be extensively evaluated before donation 
B) ischemic time is minimized 
C) consent to donation is not needed from a substitute decision maker 
D) All of these 
E) None of these 
A) the donor can be extensively evaluated before donation 
B) ischemic time is minimized 
C) consent to donation is not needed from a substitute decision maker 
D) All of these 
E) None of these

Question 4

Explain the distinction between determination of death and definition of death. 
Why are traditional methods of determining when death has occurred sometimes inadequate?

Accepted Answer

The distinction between determination of

Question 5

A principal document on which determinations of death are recorded, and which is the basis for much record keeping on deaths and collection of statistical data, is:

Accepted Answer

A) A living will 
B) A durable power of attorney 
C) An advance directive 
D) A death certificate 
E) A holographic will 
A) A living will 
B) A durable power of attorney 
C) An advance directive 
D) A death certificate 
E) A holographic will

Question 6

As originally developed, "living wills" indicating an individual's desires about medical treatment:

Accepted Answer

A) Were legal documents mandating no intubation and life-saving medications 
B) Were based on the individual's right to privacy 
C) Stated the wishes of persons when their health status changed 
D) Acknowledged a desire to live and to receive all measures to prevent death 
E) Reflected concerns by individuals about finding themselves in situations where they could take part in making medical decisions 
A) Were legal documents mandating no intubation and life-saving medications 
B) Were based on the individual's right to privacy 
C) Stated the wishes of persons when their health status changed 
D) Acknowledged a desire to live and to receive all measures to prevent death 
E) Reflected concerns by individuals about finding themselves in situations where they could take part in making medical decisions

Question 7

Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST)are:

Accepted Answer

A) A medical order signed by a health-care professional 
B) An advance directive 
C) A substitute for a health care proxy 
D) Not part of an individual's medical file 
E) Only able to be modified upon the patient's death 
A) A medical order signed by a health-care professional 
B) An advance directive 
C) A substitute for a health care proxy 
D) Not part of an individual's medical file 
E) Only able to be modified upon the patient's death

Question 8

If an unmarried individual dies without a will or any qualified heir, his or her estate passes to _________.

Accepted Answer

A) the city in which the person lived at the time of death 
B) the state in which the person lived at the time of death 
C) the federal government 
D) the church or religious body with which he or she was affiliated 
E) the Internal Revenue Service 
A) the city in which the person lived at the time of death 
B) the state in which the person lived at the time of death 
C) the federal government 
D) the church or religious body with which he or she was affiliated 
E) the Internal Revenue Service

Question 9

The "NASH" system has to do with _________.

Accepted Answer

A) cultural information noted on a death certificate 
B) benefits gained for survivors of a death 
C) personal information needed on a death certificate 
D) definition of death 
E) the manner of death 
A) cultural information noted on a death certificate 
B) benefits gained for survivors of a death 
C) personal information needed on a death certificate 
D) definition of death 
E) the manner of death

Question 10

As of February 1, 2017, how many individuals in the U.S. are estimated to die each day while waiting for an organ transplant?

Accepted Answer

A) 2-3 
B) 5 
C) 7-8 
D) Nearly 13 
E) Approximately 18 
A) 2-3 
B) 5 
C) 7-8 
D) Nearly 13 
E) Approximately 18

In preparing a living will, the competent decision maker is _________.

The Patient Self-Determination Act requires that persons be informed of their right to execute an advance directive about wishes for care. This applies to:

Organ donation from living donors is advantageous because _________.

Explain the distinction between determination of death and definition of death. Why are traditional methods of determining when death has occurred sometimes inadequate?

A principal document on which determinations of death are recorded, and which is the basis for much record keeping on deaths and collection of statistical data, is:

As originally developed, "living wills" indicating an individual's desires about medical treatment:

Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST)are:

If an unmarried individual dies without a will or any qualified heir, his or her estate passes to _________.

The "NASH" system has to do with _________.

As of February 1, 2017, how many individuals in the U.S. are estimated to die each day while waiting for an organ transplant?

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Coping With Dying: How Communities Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief

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Exam 16: Legal Issues

In preparing a living will, the competent decision maker is _________.

The Patient Self-Determination Act requires that persons be informed of their right to execute an advance directive about wishes for care. This applies to:

Organ donation from living donors is advantageous because _________.

Explain the distinction between determination of death and definition of death. Why are traditional methods of determining when death has occurred sometimes inadequate?

A principal document on which determinations of death are recorded, and which is the basis for much record keeping on deaths and collection of statistical data, is:

As originally developed, "living wills" indicating an individual's desires about medical treatment:

Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST)are:

If an unmarried individual dies without a will or any qualified heir, his or her estate passes to _________.

The "NASH" system has to do with _________.

As of February 1, 2017, how many individuals in the U.S. are estimated to die each day while waiting for an organ transplant?

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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