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%