| A | B |
|---|
| whole brain death | state of irreversible death |
| five stages of greif | bargaining, anger, denial, depression, acceptance |
| palliative | procedure or care that provides a terminal patient with symptom relief or avoidance and improves quality of life |
| eustress | positive physical and psychological state of the patient |
| DNR | do not resuscitate |
| advance directive | a directive made by the patient that details their wishes upon ceasing to breathe |
| accidental death | a general category of death that generates high emotional trauma for family members and a need to follow protocols for preservation of evidence in the perioperative period |
| life support | set of therapies that preserves a patient's life when body systems are not functioning sufficiently |
| patient self-determination act | Legislative ruling that requires medical facilities to inform patients of their rights to choose the types and extent of care available |
| self-actualization | pinnacle of Maslow's hierarchy of needs and can only be accomplished when other needs are met |
| bone | an organ or tissue that can be recovered after death or after a patient has already been removed from life support |
| higher brain death | a person in a persistent vegetative state suffered this kind of death |
| coping mechanisms | coping, denial, rationalization, regression, and repression |
| spiritual | a need related to A & P, genetics, and pathology |
| blepharoplasty and rhytidectomy | surgical procedure done on an eldery patient who is unhappy with his or her appearance |
| abandonment | area of concern or fear that would most likely be the main focus for a toddler scheduled for surgery |
| body image | area of concern or fear would most likely be a concern for a teenage patient having surgery |
| SIDS | known as "crib death", general category of cause of death |
| extraordinary | life-support treatment that is considered ultimately futile and its benefits are far outweighed by financial and emotional burden suffered by family or health care system |
| 90 minutes | a patient may be considered a candidate for donation after cardiac death if his or her heart is predicted to cease functioning within how many minutes of removal from mechanical support |
| prolonged | death of a patient from complications of COPD |
