Geri-End of Care/ Palliative
Across
- 3. The medical forecast of the likely course and outcome of a serious illness.
- 6. A specific medical intervention (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) addressed in Section A of the POLST form.
- 10. Physician orders for life-sustaining treatment that provide medical orders for current treatment.
- 13. The term for the person named in Part 1 of a directive to make decisions when the patient cannot.
- 16. Receiving a new one for a life-threatening condition is a "Five D" reason to update your legal wishes.
- 18. A critical linguistic and emotional tool for engaging patients in serious illness discussions.
- 20. The core principle of honoring a patient's self-governance and preferences in care.
- 21. One of the "Five D's" marking an appropriate time to revisit and update an Advance Directive.
- 22. An order specifying "do not resuscitate," which only a POLST can legally provide outside a facility in Utah.
Down
- 1. Abbreviation for the "Serious Illness Conversation Guide" used to help patients define their goals.
- 2. A unique kind of care for patients with an expected prognosis of six months or less.
- 4. A person who makes medical decisions for a patient when they lack health care decision-making capacity.
- 5. Part II of a healthcare directive where a patient records their specific wishes in writing.
- 7. The type of treatment intent that patients are generally no longer receiving when they enter hospice.
- 8. The ability to understand consequences, evaluate risks, and communicate a healthcare decision.
- 9. A "Five D" milestone; turning a new one (e.g., 50th or 60th birthday) means it is time to review a directive.
- 11. One of the recommended guides or acronyms used for conducting serious illness conversations.
- 12. Abbreviation for the medical power of attorney or healthcare agent named by a patient.
- 14. A "palliative" option emerging in home hospice care for refractory symptom management.
- 15. These "directives" are legal documents providing guidance for medical decisions if one becomes incompetent.
- 17. The specific state whose surrogate hierarchy includes spouse, children, and parents in that order.
- 19. A broad model of care described as "the ocean" that focuses on symptom management and quality of life.