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Advance Directive
a legal document that states the person's wishes for medical tx in the even that he or she cannot make these decisions
Do Not Resuscitate
DUH
Hospice Care
a health care organization, under medicare and medicaid and other third-party insurers, that provides care to teminally ill persons in the comfort of their homes
Mourning
the natural process that one goes through following a major loss
Anticipatory grief
a reaction to an expected loss such as in terminal illness
durable power of attorney
the appointing of someone to make one's wishes known and carry out some decisions regarding one's medical care in the event that one can no longer express oneself
living will
a form of advanced directice that states the wishes of a person for life-sustaining tx in case of serious illness
patient self determination act
the law that requires that a pt has the right to have advance directives in place. Failure of an institution to inform a person of this right will reult in withholding reimbursement of funding to the institution.
bereavement
a state of having sustained a loss
euthanasia
known as mercy killing in the past, now refers to the deliberate ending of one's life as well as the withholding of tx.
loss
an encounter that one faces during the course of one's life
palliative care
a form of helping to relieve the suffering of terminally ill persons
Cheyne-Stokes respirations
irregular respiratory rates with periods of apnea
grief
the feeling tone or the outward expression in response to a loss
Maladaptive grief
responses to loss that usually exhibit an exaggerated, lengthy, unpredictable course that results in unresolved conflicts
right to die
duh