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Question 51

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Active euthanasia is

A) withdrawing or withholding treatment.
B) a deliberate act intended to end another person's life.
C) legal throughout the United States.
D) defined as "letting nature take its course."

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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Question 52

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One goal of hospice care is to counsel family members after a patient's death.

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B) False

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Question 53

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Identifying,developing,or reaffirming sources of meaning and fostering hope is characteristic of Charles Corr's dimension of _____ coping.

Mourning refers to the process by which one adjusts to loss.

The most notorious example of involuntary euthanasia is the medical killing program of the Nazi regime.

The term that means "having made no legal will" is

Grief encompasses all aspects of a person's response to some kind of loss and may include a wide variety of reactions.

Clinical death and cellular death are defined using the same criteria.

Which of the following statements about living wills is FALSE?

When someone dies without a will,the state distributes property according to

 Bill and Rosie have been happily married for 40 years. They have never spent more than two nights apart. Bill has been battling illness for the past three years, with Rosie providing most of his care at home. Bill is now in the end stage of terminal cancer, and Rosie has help from visiting professional caregivers. In the past few days, Bill's condition has deteriorated, and he has now stopped eating or drinking. -The type of care Bill is receiving is best described as

The middle phase of grief is characterized by

The most definitive determination of death is cessation of respiration and heartbeat.

Which of the following statements about a will is FALSE?

The case of Karen Ann Quinlan involved the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment.

A "fighting spirit" is usually seen in terminally ill people who deny their illness.

A doctrine that states a harmful effect of treatment,even if it results in death,is permissible if the harm is not intended and occurs as a side effect of a beneficial action,is termed

One method of disposition of a corpse is to subject the body to intense heat,a process commonly known as

An advance directive should state both what one wants and what one does not want when conveying wishes about medical care.

Lou's best friend just lost his mother to cancer.What reactions to the loss might Lou expect to see in his friend? What can Lou do to help support his friend?