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A do not resuscitate order is also called a no-code order.
Hospice care focuses on supportive and palliative care.
The family of a terminally ill patient also goes through the stages of grief.
Examples of terminal illnesses are emphysema and some types of cancer.
Standard precautions are followed when providing postmortem care.
A __________ illness is an illness or condition from which recovery is not expected.
The first stage of grief, according to Kubler-Ross, is __________.
A __________ is a legal statement that expresses a person’s wishes for the management of his or her affairs after death.
__________ care is the care of a person’s body after the person’s death.
__________ occurs when a person comes to terms with the reality of his or her own death.
Chemotherapy is the use of medications to destroy cancer cells.
In some cases, a person’s cancer cannot be cured.
Cancer can be very painful.
Stomatitis can result from chemotherapy.
Alopecia can result from radiation.
A tumor is either benign or __________.
Inflammation of the mouth, called __________ is painful and may affect the person’s ability to eat.
A __________ is an abnormal growth of tissue.
__________ is the process by which cancer cells spread from their original location in the body to a new location, which may be quite distant from the first.
A __________ is a diagnostic procedure that involves obtaining a cell or tissue sample for examination under a microscope.
Immediately after surgery, the person is taken to the post-anesthesia care unit.
During the pre-operative phase, the person is prepared both emotionally and physically for the surgery.
A patient is never placed on NPO status prior to surgery.
Anesthesia, pain medications and immobility cause the body’s circulation to slow down.
Surgical procedures increase the risk of a person forming a clot.
The __________ phase is the phase during which the surgery is actually performed.
__________ is a branch of medicine that involves treating disorders by removing or repairing damaged tissues or organs.
__________ is the loss of ability to feel pain, caused by the administration of medication.
The term __________ period is used to describe the three phases of the surgical process as a whole.
__________ occurs when the tiny air sacs of the lungs collapse.