Chapter 3 Test and Flashcards

Which of the following diagnoses is currently used in most jurisdictions of the world to define a state of irreversible death?

Whole brain death

Which of the following is NOT one of the “Five Stages of Grief”?

Repression

What type of procedure or care provides a terminal patient with symptom relief or avoidance and improves quality of the remaining life expectancy?

Palliative

Which of the following terms represents a positive physical and psychological state of a patient?

Eustress

Under what circumstances would many hospitals rescind (invalidate) a “Do Not Resuscitate/Do Not Intubate” order?

A patient must undergo a therapeutic surgical procedure.

Which of the following is NOT a form of advance directive?

Document of self-actualization

Maslow’s research produced a hierarchical structure of ___________.

Human progression

For what type of research was Sister Callista Roy best known?

Adaptation model

For what type of research was Elizabeth Kubler-Ross best known?

Five stages of grief

Which type of general category of death would most likely generate high emotional trauma for family members and a need to follow protocols for preservation of evidence in the perioperative period?

Accidental

Which of the following terms describes a set of therapies that preserve a patient’s life when body systems are not functioning sufficiently?

Life support

Which of the following legislative rulings requires medical facilities to inform patients of their rights to choose the types and extent of medical care available and their legal right to advance directives?

Patient Self-Determination Act

Who would be responsible for seeking consent from family members for organ donation after a patient is determined to have suffered whole-brain death?

Facility’s gift of life coordinator

Which of the following needs identified by Maslow would likely be MOST prominent in a surgical patient’s mind?

Safety

Which of the following levels of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is the pinnacle and can be accomplished only when all other needs are met?

Self-actualization

Which of the following religions typically prohibits its followers from receiving blood transfusions?

Jehovah’s Witness

Which organs or tissues can be recovered after death or after a patient has already been removed from life support?

Bone

A person with only basic physiological functions of respiration, blood pressure, and heartbeat intact is categorized as having suffered which kind of death?

Higher brain

Which of the following religions believes in reincarnation and that the rebirth is influenced by the previous death experience?

Buddhism

Denial, rationalization, regression, and repression are common forms of what type of mechanisms?

Coping

Which of the following needs of the surgical patient is related to the identification and understanding of an individual’s place in the universe and may include his or her views on theology, philosophy, or mythology?

Spiritual

Which of the following needs of the surgical patient is related to anatomy and physiology, genetics, and pathology?

Physical

Which of the following procedures would be surgical treatment for an elderly patient’s psychological dissatisfaction with his or her appearance?

Blepharoplasty and rhytidectomy

What does Sister Callista Roy define as “all conditions, circumstances, and influences that surround and affect the development and behavior of the person”?

Environment

Which area of concern or fear would most likely be the main focus for a toddler scheduled for surgery?

Abandonment

Which area of concern or fear would MOST likely be the main focus for a teenage patient having surgery?

Body image

The patient statement " I know I will be in a better place" is part of:

The acceptance stage of grief

Which of the following conditions was defined by the Harvard School of Medicine and include the following physical signs: flat EEG, unresponsiveness, lowered body temperature, and absent pupil reflexes?

Whole-brain death

SIDS (formerly known as “crib death”) is categorized as which general category of cause of death?

Sudden

What type of life-support treatment would be considered ultimately futile and its benefits far outweighed by the financial and emotional burden suffered by the family and health care system?

Extraordinary

A terminally ill patient whose advance directive is to refuse any life-saving efforts by health care workers is choosing which type of euthanasia?

Passive

What is a normal human emotion that surgical team members may feel for their patients, but must not interfere with their abilities to maintain focus on their jobs, particularly in all-hazards situations?

Empathy

A patient may be considered a candidate for donation after cardiac death (DCD) if his or her heart is predicted to cease functioning within what period of time after removal from mechanical support?

90 minutes

In recognition of which religion’s death rites would the operating room staff allow the deceased patient’s son or other relative to close the eyes and mouth and wash the body after removal from the surgical suite?

Jewish

The death of a patient from complications of asthma or high blood pressure would be categorized as which general category of cause of death?

Prolonged

In general, a surgical procedure represents a physical, psychological, social, and spiritual event to the patient.

True

Dr Hans Selye defines stress as a "nonspecific response of the body a demand" (2006)

True

Cultural and religious values of patients can conflict with the practice of modern medicine.

True

Title XI of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 requires hospitals to establish protocols for organ procurement or risk losing funding by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

True

Anointing of the sick is a practice of Muslim tradition and includes facing the patient toward the holy city of Mecca.

False

Flashcards: Chapter 3