A | B |
focuses on whole person including physical, memtal and emotional | holistic care |
activities that are done each day, ex. wash face, brush teeth, comb hair, get dressed | ADLs- activities of daily living |
an intense form of anxiety | phobia |
care given to the body after death | post mortem care |
last sense to stop functioning | sense of hearing |
aims at pain relief and comfort | palliative care |
type of care given that includes palliative care | hospice care |
signs of approaching death | diminished blood pressure, cheyne-stokes breathing, mottling among others |
type of breathing that is an irregular pattern that involves speeding up, noisy breathes and gaps in breathing | Cheyne-Stokes respirations |
stages of grief | denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance |
person who developed the theory of hierarchy of needs | Maslow |
person who developed theory of five stages of grief | Kubler-Ross |
basis of the hierarchy of needs | basic physical needs have to be met first to go up the higher order of needs |
ability to think clearly and quickly | cognition |
a serious loss of mental abilities | dementia |
repeating words, phrases or actions over and over | perseveration |
unable to keep from urinating, involuntary urination | incontinence |
taking things that belong to others when confused | pillaging |
keeping things and guarding them | hoarding |
getting agitated and more active in the evenings | sundowning |