Which Of These Are True About Living Wills

Question: For which of the following reasons did pagan tribes begin the custom of covering the face of the deceased with a sheet?

Answer: They believed that the spirit of the deceased escaped through the mouth.

Question: Which of these ARE true about living wills?

Each state may have different regulations regarding living wills.

A living will may have detail specific treatments that may be stopped.

A living will may identify which heroic measures may be used.

A living will may identify organ donations.

All of these

Answer: All of these

Question:

Answer: All of these are correct

Question: A medical order, written by a physician, that instructs health care providers about emergency care for a patient when the patient has stopped breathing is known as a(an)

Answer: DNR

Question: States have their own criteria for determining when death actually occurs, but most have adopted the definition of brain death proposed by which of the following?

Answer: Uniform Determination of Death Act

Question: According to the Uniform Determination of Death Act, which of the following is a criteria for death?

Answer: Entire brain ceases to function

Question: A Persistent vegetative state (PVS) exists as a result of severe mental impairment, characterized by irreversible cessation of the higher functions of the brain, most often caused by damage to which of the following organs?

Answer: Cerebral cortex

Question: Technically, it can be said that death results from a lack of

Answer: Oxygen

Question: A patient dies under suspicious conditions. Which of the following might occur to determine cause of this patient’s death?

Answer: autopsy

Question: According to a survey done by Pew Research Center in 2013, the percentage of people who say that there are sometimes circumstances where a patient should be allowed to die is

Answer: 66%