End-of-Life Care and Cultural Competence Quiz

Focuses on ensuring comfort and support for individuals facing the end of life.

Approach to care that prioritizes symptom management and improving quality of life for individuals with serious illness.

Legal document indicating a patient's wish not to undergo cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Document that communicates personal values, beliefs, and life lessons to loved ones.

Provides spiritual guidance, comfort, and emotional support to patients and families.

Crucial to honor and meet the diverse needs of individuals and their families.

Process of preparing and documenting preferences for future medical care.

Directive indicating that a patient does not wish to be resuscitated if their heart stops or they stop breathing.

Document that allows individuals to detail their medical, personal, emotional, and spiritual wishes for end-of-life care.

Critical for honoring patients' autonomy, addressing concerns, and ensuring their preferences are met.

Legal document that outlines a person's preferences for medical treatment.

By recognizing and honoring the diverse beliefs and practices of patients and families.

Focuses on providing holistic care and support primarily in patients' homes.

Appointed individual who makes medical decisions on behalf of a patient who is unable to communicate.

Concept that acknowledges the unintended negative consequences of a well-intentioned action.