Question

1. a person is actively dying in a facility and a person - centered care plan has not yet been completed. what is the best course of action? do what you think is right. follow what the family member wants. ask the persons agent what the person would want. follow established protocols for care. 2. loneliness and isolation are symptoms of what type of grief? emotional physical spiritual social 3. what should you avoid doing when you are giving support to someone at the end of life? allow the person to talk when they need to. impose your own values and beliefs on the person. arrange for a spiritual advisor if the person asks for one. help the person have symbols that are special to them at the bedside. 4. true or false: grief affects people on a physical, emotional, social, and spiritual level. true false 5. a person who is dying tells you they do not want to eat anymore. what action should you take? insist that the person eats. withhold all food and drink. let them decide if they want to eat. ask if the person can have a feeding tube.

Explanation:

1. When a person - centered care plan is not completed, following established protocols ensures standardized and appropriate care. Family members may have their own agendas, and "doing what one thinks is right" is too subjective. If there is an agent (like a healthcare proxy), they represent the patient's wishes, but if not, protocols are key.
2. Social grief involves feelings of disconnection from others, which is related to loneliness and isolation. Emotional grief is more about feelings like sadness, physical grief about bodily symptoms, and spiritual about matters of faith.
3. Imposing one's own values on a dying person is unethical as it does not respect their autonomy. Allowing them to talk, arranging for a spiritual advisor (if requested), and having special symbols are supportive.
4. Grief affects all these levels. Physically (e.g., fatigue), emotionally (sadness), socially (withdrawal), and spiritually (questioning beliefs).
5. Letting the dying person decide about eating respects their autonomy. Insisting or asking for a feeding tube may be against their wishes, and withholding all food and drink is extreme without proper assessment.

Answer:

1. Follow established protocols for care.
2. Social.
3. Impose your own values and beliefs on the person.
4. True.
5. Let them decide if they want to eat.