Which of the following is an essential ingredient of a good death?
A) offering the dying person care, affection, companionship, and esteem
B) hiding the truth about the terminal aspect of the diagnosis from the dying person
C) avoiding discussions about the past and the future, focusing on the present
D) making sure that the medical staff uses all possible life-saving measures
Question 2
Nurse Elena wants to do all she can to help her terminally ill patients. She can accomplish this by __________.
A) providing pain medication and assuring her patients that they are going to recover soon
B) talking to patients families about deaths certainty, but shielding the patients from that information
C) helping her patients learn enough about their condition to make reasoned choices about whether to fight on or end treatment
D) avoiding discussions about the past and minimizing her patients personal control over the final phase of life
The visual field as seen by a person with (a) glaucoma, (b) macular degeneration, and (c) cataracts.
Lung cancer. Photograph of part of a lung removed after death. The yellow area is a large tumor and
Vegetable oils are good sources of essential fatty acids
Almonds and other nuts are also good sources of protein
Kidney beans, steak, and iron-fortified bread and cereal are good sources of iron
Daily Essential Nutrients