| A | B |
|---|
| DNR | hospital chart order to allow a terminally ill patient to die naturally |
| hospice | an alternative to hospital care for the terminally ill |
| living will | a document expressing a person's wishes for treatment should he or she become terminally ill and incapable of making such decisions |
| voluntary euthanasia | intentionally taking an action to end the life of a terminally ill patient |
| double effect | situation in which a pain-relieving drug also hastens the death of a terminally ill patient |
| physician-assisted suicide | providing the means for a terminally ill patient to end his or her life |
| palliative care | hospice treatment that relieves suffering and safeguards dignity |
| lay primary caregiver | family member who coordinates hospice care for a patient |
| anticipatory grief | reduces shock and eases the acceptance of a loved one's death |
