Question 1

Making clear decisions about your estate and medical care is a component of a "good death."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

If a physician were to administer medication, at the request of the patient, to cause death, this is called:

Accepted Answer

A)   clinician-administered medical assistance in dying.
B)   passive euthanasia.
C)   involuntary euthanasia.
D)   medically-assisted suicide.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

Discuss the pros and cons of three different strategies for increasing the number of available donor organs and tissues in Canada. What can an individual do to increase the likelihood that her or his organs will be donated after death?

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Question 4

Basic tasks in planning for death should include all the following, EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)   making a will.
B)   confronting people you dislike.
C)   considering organ donation.
D)   anticipating medical needs.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

Clinical death and cellular death are defined using the same criteria.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The practice of withholding treatment that could potentially sustain life is termed active euthanasia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A comprehensive program that offers a set of services designed to support terminally ill patients and their families is termed

Accepted Answer

A)   hospice.
B)   passive euthanasia.
C)   active euthanasia.
D)   an advance medical directive.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 8

A testamentary letter should include which of the following information?

Accepted Answer

A)   bank account information
B)   credit card details
C)   location of documents and keys
D)   location of documents and keys, bank account and credit card detailsE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Active euthanasia is

Accepted Answer

A)   withdrawing or withholding treatment.
B)   a deliberate act intended to end another person's life.
C)   illegal in Canada.
D)   defined as "letting nature take its course."E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

According to standards published at Harvard, brain death involves all the following characteristics, EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)   lack of receptivity and response to internal stimuli.
B)   absence of spontaneous muscular movement and spontaneous breathing.
C)   absence of observable reflexes.
D)   absence of brain activity.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 11

One of the best ways to support a dying person is to listen.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Psychiatrist Avery Weisman identifies the time during terminal illness when the patient both sustains hope and acknowledges reality as

Accepted Answer

A)   coping.
B)   middle knowledge.
C)   bargaining.
D)   acceptance.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

In which country is clinician-administered medical assistance in dying legal?

Accepted Answer

A)   Canada
B)   Taiwan
C)   China
D)   United StatesE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

Which dimension of coping is defined as maximizing a sense of security, self-worth, autonomy, and richness of living?

Accepted Answer

A)   physical
B)   psychological
C)   social
D)   spiritualE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 15

Each of the following are components of a "good death", EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)   the opportunity to review one's life.
B)   symptom management.
C)   affirmation of the whole person.
D)   reliving past disappointments.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 16

The process of removing blood and other fluids and replacing them with chemicals to temporarily retard deterioration of a corpse is termed

Accepted Answer

A)   entombing.
B)   encoating.
C)   embalming.
D)   mummification.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 17

Hospice care generally is described as:

Accepted Answer

A)   individual-oriented.
B)   concentric.
C)   team-oriented.
D)   authoritarian.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 18

The most common method of body disposal in Canada is

Accepted Answer

A)   cadaver donation to medical schools.
B)   mummification.
C)   burial or cremation.
D)   medical harvesting.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 19

A condition of profound unconsciousness with no reasonable hope for improvement is known as

Accepted Answer

A)   clinical death.
B)   a coma.
C)   brain death.
D)   a persistent vegetative state.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 20

A proxy directive is also known as:

Accepted Answer

A)   substitute decision maker.
B)   instructional directive.
C)   durable power of attorney for health care.
D)   advance directive.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Exam 18: Dying and Death

Active euthanasia is

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A testamentary letter should include which of the following information?

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Each of the following are components of a "good death", EXCEPT

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According to standards published at Harvard, brain death involves all the following characteristics, EXCEPT:

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Discuss the pros and cons of three different strategies for increasing the number of available donor organs and tissues in Canada. What can an individual do to increase the likelihood that her or his organs will be donated after death?

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One of the best ways to support a dying person is to listen.

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The process of removing blood and other fluids and replacing them with chemicals to temporarily retard deterioration of a corpse is termed

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Which dimension of coping is defined as maximizing a sense of security, self-worth, autonomy, and richness of living?

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The practice of withholding treatment that could potentially sustain life is termed active euthanasia.

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If a physician were to administer medication, at the request of the patient, to cause death, this is called:

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Hospice care generally is described as:

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Clinical death and cellular death are defined using the same criteria.

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A comprehensive program that offers a set of services designed to support terminally ill patients and their families is termed

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Making clear decisions about your estate and medical care is a component of a "good death."

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Basic tasks in planning for death should include all the following, EXCEPT

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A proxy directive is also known as:

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Psychiatrist Avery Weisman identifies the time during terminal illness when the patient both sustains hope and acknowledges reality as

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A condition of profound unconsciousness with no reasonable hope for improvement is known as

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The most common method of body disposal in Canada is

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In which country is clinician-administered medical assistance in dying legal?

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