Chapter 10: Death and Dying Issues

Chapter 10: Death and Dying Issues

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. The study of the effects of death and dying is:

a.	thorantology.
b.	thanatology.
c.	teratology.
d.	trichology.

 

 

ANS:  B

Thanatology is the study of the effects of death and dying, especially the investigation of ways to lessen the suffering and address the needs of the terminally ill and their survivors.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Knowledge            REF:   p. 150

 

2. Because there were different beliefs in the definition of death, the _____ Act (UDDA) was approved in 1981 to give a consistent definition.

a.	Uniform Definition of Death
b.	Uniform Definition of the Deceased
c.	Uniform Determination of Death
d.	Uniform Determination of the Deceased

 

 

ANS:  C

The Uniform Determination of Death Act is a model state legislation that has since been adopted by most U.S. states and is intended “to provide a comprehensive and medically sound basis for determining death in all situations.”

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Knowledge            REF:   p. 151

 

3. According to the UDDA, one of the determinations of death is:

a.	irreversible interruption of circulatory and respiratory functions.
b.	irreversible interruption of brain activity and respiratory functions.
c.	irreversible interruption of brain activity and circulatory functions.
d.	irreversible interruption of circulatory and heart functions.

 

 

ANS:  A

For legal purposes, the UDDA states that for determination of death, an individual who has sustained either (1) irreversible interruption of circulatory and respiratory functions or (2) irreversible interruption of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem, is dead.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Knowledge            REF:   p. 151

 

4. The criteria needed that must be met before a patient can be pronounced brain dead include all of the following, except:

a.	no pupil response.
b.	no blinking reflex.
c.	no talking.
d.	no grimace reflex.

 

 

ANS:  C

The criteria needed to be met to pronounce a patient brain dead include no pupil response, no blinking reflex, no grimace reflex, no response to pain, no coughing or gagging reflex, and no unassisted breathing.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Knowledge            REF:   p. 151

 

5. If a patient is unable to accept his or her condition is terminal, this is considered the ____ stage of death.

a.	denial
b.	anger
c.	bargaining
d.	depression

 

 

ANS:  A

Denial is usually only a temporary defense for the patient. The patient may initially be unable to accept that his or her condition is terminal and that death is inevitable. This feeling is generally replaced with heightened awareness of possessions and individuals who will be left behind after death.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Knowledge            REF:   p. 152