Question 1

Which of the following represents the best way to help a child cope with the death of a loved one?

Accepted Answer

A)   Shelter the child from the truth.
B)   Have the child say a prayer or visit the grave.
C)   Explain that "Grandpa has gone on a long trip."
D)   Make the child attend the funeral so he or she can get used to the idea of death.

Question 2

Which of the following best characterizes physicians who oppose physician-assisted suicide?

Accepted Answer

A)   They are acting illegally.
B)   They are rare in Canada today.
C)   They often believe that it goes against their medical training.
D)   They believe that it is impossible to relieve patient suffering in other ways.

Question 3

MATCHING
-Cost 25% of the cost of a burial

Accepted Answer

A)  Death
B)  Bargaining
C)  Cremations
D)  Denial of death
E)  Palliative careF) Whole-brain deathG) AcceptanceH) Active euthanasiaI) HospitalJ) DenialK) 60%L) HospiceM) Terminal sedationN) Brain deathO) Anger

Question 4

Which of the following best characterizes the activities following the death of a loved one?

Accepted Answer

A)   Family members might have to deal with outstanding debt.
B)   Financial arrangements are completely determined by provincial law.
C)   A lawyer is rarely needed.
D)   Few legal matters arise because they are typically taken care of before one's death.

Question 5

The Canadian Medical Association has identified four types of euthanasia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The emotions and reactions of people who are dying vary from day to day.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What is hospice?

Accepted Answer

Hospice is a program that works with peo...

Question 8

The Canadian Supreme Court ruled that physician-assisted suicide is constitutional.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

After death occurs, who completes the death certificate?

Accepted Answer

A)   a doctor
B)   a lawyer
C)   a coroner
D)   a police officer or other emergency response professional

Question 10

Terminal sedation is the practice of relieving distress in a terminally ill patient in the last hours or days of his or her life, usually by means of a continuous intravenous infusion of a sedative drug, such as a tranquilizer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following best describes people who are dying?

Accepted Answer

A)   Their sense of life's meaning is often deepened.
B)   Their dying is NOT considered part of living.
C)   They share a deep depression.
D)   They begin to look for new medical providers.

Question 12

Adolescents have an adult-level understanding of death.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following best characterizes the reason for having a living will?

Accepted Answer

A)   to indicate one's wishes in terms of medical intervention in the case of incapacitation and inability to communicate
B)   to determine the allocation of one's earthly possessions after death
C)   to provide one's preferences in terms of funeral arrangements
D)   to provide a legal document that outlines the type and form of death preferred

Question 14

The Canadian Medical Association surveyed 2,000 physicians about their willingness to perform euthanasia.Which of the following was the outcome?

Accepted Answer

A)   Twenty percent said they would be willing to perform euthanasia.
B)   Forty percent said they would be willing to perform euthanasia.
C)   Sixty percent said they would refuse to perform euthanasia.
D)   Twenty percent said they would refuse to perform euthanasia.

Question 15

Children should be made to attend the funeral of a loved one because it will help them to accept the death and recover faster.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Euthanasia means "good death."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following best describes adolescents' experience with the death of loved ones?

Accepted Answer

A)   They experience the death of a loved one the same as adults do.
B)   They experience the death of a loved one the same as children do.
C)   They typically experience death of loved ones more often than younger children do.
D)   They should be shielded from the death of a loved one because they cannot handle the truth.

Question 18

Which of the following best characterizes the use of a living will?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is typically ignored at most hospitals.
B)   It was considered unconstitutional in 1990.
C)   It takes effect as soon as a patient is admitted to a hospital.
D)   It is a legal document outlining a person's end-of-life wishes.

Question 19

Which of the following statements best describes terminal sedation?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is the same as active euthanasia.
B)   It is used to reduce pain or anxiety in a dying patient.
C)   It is a way to hasten death.
D)   It is illegal in Canada.

Question 20

Bereavement and grief are emotional experiences following the death of a loved one.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 19: Life's

Which of the following best describes adolescents' experience with the death of loved ones?

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Adolescents have an adult-level understanding of death.

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The Canadian Medical Association has identified four types of euthanasia.

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The Canadian Supreme Court ruled that physician-assisted suicide is constitutional.

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Bereavement and grief are emotional experiences following the death of a loved one.

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MATCHING -Cost 25% of the cost of a burial

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Which of the following best characterizes the use of a living will?

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Which of the following statements best describes terminal sedation?

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Which of the following best characterizes the reason for having a living will?

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Children should be made to attend the funeral of a loved one because it will help them to accept the death and recover faster.

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Terminal sedation is the practice of relieving distress in a terminally ill patient in the last hours or days of his or her life, usually by means of a continuous intravenous infusion of a sedative drug, such as a tranquilizer.

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The Canadian Medical Association surveyed 2,000 physicians about their willingness to perform euthanasia.Which of the following was the outcome?

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What is hospice?

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Which of the following best describes people who are dying?

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Which of the following represents the best way to help a child cope with the death of a loved one?

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Which of the following best characterizes the activities following the death of a loved one?

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Which of the following best characterizes physicians who oppose physician-assisted suicide?

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Euthanasia means "good death."

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The emotions and reactions of people who are dying vary from day to day.

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After death occurs, who completes the death certificate?

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