chpt 13 review – Flashcards
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discontinuing ventilation support for a patient who is brain dead will result in
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b. cardiac death
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irreversible coma includes all of the following criteria except
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b. spontaneous movements or breathing
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the use of harvard criteria for declaration of an irreversible coma includes an
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d. eeg with repeat in 24 hours
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before terminating a life support system, a physician should
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b. seek outside medical opinion
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ethical considerations of the terminally ill patient include
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d. all of the above
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withdrawing life sustaining treatment refers to
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b. discontinuing artificial methods of maintaining life
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patients have the legal right to
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d. all of the above
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the intentional killing of the terminally ill person is called
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b. active euthanasia
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justifications of euthanasia include
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a. individuals should have the right to determine the outcome of their lives
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active euthanasia
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a. is illegal
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advice regarding the course of action taken for a dying loved one can be given by
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b. the physicians
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the double-effect doctrine recognizes that an action may have
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d. two consequences: one desired, one undesired
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a treatment or procedure that is morally required is considered
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d. b and c (ordinary, appropriate)
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dr. elisabeth kubler-ross is known for her study of
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b. stages of death and dying
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a facility with a homelike atmosphere where terminally ill patients find comfort until death is called a
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c. hospice
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the focus of hospice care is
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d. all of the above
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the total care of patients whose disease is no longer responsive to curative therapy is
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a. palliative care
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viatical care settlements allow terminally ill persons to
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b. obtain money from their life insurance policies
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healthcare facilities, in order to receive medicare or medicaid funding must ask patients if they have
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d. an advance directive
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persons who cannot exercise the fundamental right to self determination include
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b. persons who suffer irreversible brain damage, such as those with alzheimer's disease
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a DNR order can be placed on the medical chart of a patient by the
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a. physician
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