Exam 13: Death, Dying, Bereavement, and Widowhood

The "Death With Dignity Law" in the state of Oregon:

Widowed women are more likely than widowed men to:

If a patient is unable to make decisions about his/her medical care, the authorization for someone to act on behalf of that person is provided by the:

With regard to grief and bereavement,:

"Palliative care" refers to efforts to keep someone alive as long as possible.

Public and professional acceptance of physician-assisted suicide is increasing in general, although still opposed by the American Medical Association.

Grief and mourning are distinguished by the fact that:

Discuss the features of hospice and its history.

Younger and older widows generally experience similar grief processes.

________ is not a "place," but a philosophy of, and approach to, care that is offered primarily in the home, but also in hospital and nursing home settings.

Present the arguments in favor of and against active euthanasia.

Widowed men are more likely than widowed women to:

Hospice care is only available in a patient's home.

List the legal option an individual would want to consider when making end-of-life care decisions.

In ________, treatment is withdrawn, and nothing is done to prolong the patient's life artificially, such as use of a feeding tube or ventilator.

Advocates of the right to die frequently use the term "hastened death."

The majority of older adults have completed living wills.

Living wills are an example of advance directives.

The Patient Self-Determination Act requires patients receiving care in a Medicare-funded facility to complete an advance directive.

Older adults fear the dying process rather than death itself.