Death and Dying

An advance directive is

• the care plan

• a order to NOT resuscitate the person

• a document stating the person's wishes about health care when they cannot make the decisions

• a document stating the person's wishes about life support

What does post-mortem mean?

• a diagnosis of death

• after death

• before death

• the stiffness that the skeletal muscles have after dying

What is reincarnation?

• the belief that the spirit or soul is reborn to another body or form of life

• the belief that one is punished for their sins

• the body keeps its physical form after death

• the belief that life after death is free of suffering/pain

What is rigor mortis

• a diagnosis of death

• after death

• before death

• the stiffness of skeletal muscles after death

If someone has a terminal illness, what does that mean?

• they will recover

• there is no reasonable expectation of recovery

• there is an end to the illness

• the illness ends with a cure

Your feelings about death

• affect the care you give

• are shared with the dying person

• do not matter at work

• are shared with the nurse

Which statement about attitudes about death is true?

• they are formed by the media

• they are influenced by age

• they stay the same throughout life

• they don't change

What age group has no concept of death?

• Infants

• children age 2-6

• children 5-7

• teens

Older persons usually fear dying

• in pain

• alone

• in a hospital

• in a nursing center

A resident was told she has cancer and it cannot be treated. She insist that it is wrong. What stage of dying is the in?

• Denial

• Anger

• Bargaining

• depression