1. What stage is someone with a terminal illness in when they begin making preparations and saying goodbye to family?
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Bargaining |
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Depression |
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Acceptance |
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Denial |
Which of the following is a measure of how much normal life activities have been compromised by disease and treatment?
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Self management |
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Quality of life |
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Adjustment |
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All of the above |
Mark has been diagnosed with an incurable form of cancer. Mark has a:
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Chronic illness |
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Acute condition |
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Painful condition |
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Terminal Illness |
Beverly has been getting intense headaches that leave her bed ridden and unable to do her normal activities. She's never experienced anything like this. Before calling her doctor, Beverly asks her aunt if she has ever had such headaches or has any suggestions on what she should do. Beverly is relying on a:
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Informal Advice |
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Health care provider |
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Unconventional therapy |
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Lay referral network |
1. What stage is someone with a terminal illness in when they begin making preparations and saying goodbye to family?
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Bargaining |
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Depression |
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Acceptance |
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Denial |
Acceptance, it is referred to as last stage in the process of grief in which he is understanding everything about the problem and accept the truth that he was going to die
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Self management |
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Quality of life |
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Adjustment |
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All of the above |
All of these can measure the normal life activities which were compromised with illness
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Chronic illness |
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Acute condition |
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Painful condition |
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Terminal Illness |
It can be considered as a terminal illness because it is the end of life for Mark, most of the patients can undergoes palliative care at this time
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Informal Advice |
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Health care provider |
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Unconventional therapy |
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Lay referral network |
It can be of informal advice, because it may not be of any scientific evidence for the same, but she is getting the information from a reliable source like her aunt.
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