Med-Surg Nursing - 10
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
- advance directives
- written statements of a person's wishes if he or she is unable to communicate those wishes
- bereavement
- an individual's response to the loss of a significant person
- brain death
- the state in which the cerebral cortex stops functioning or is irreversibly destroyed
- Cheyne-Stokes respiration
- an abnormal pattern of breathing characterized by alternating periods of apnea and deep, rapid breathing
- death rattle
- noisy, wet-sounding respirations due to mouth breathing and accumulation of mucus in the airways
- death
- the irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory function or the irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brainstem
- end-of-life care
- care provided by caregivers who are knowledgeable about personal issues and attitudes that affect the end-of-life experience for patients experiencing the inevitability of death
- grief
- the emotional and behavioral response to loss
- hospice
- a concept of care that provides compassion, concern, and support for the dying individual and significant others
- palliative care
- health care aimed at symptom management rather than curative treatment for diseases that no longer respond to treatment