In preparing a living will, the competent decision maker is _________.

Disposing of the body in ways that contribute to realization of the implications of death is assisted through:

Extraordinary means of treatment __________.

Living wills depend mainly upon the right of competent decision makers to _________.

Seeking freedom from pain, nausea, and vomiting involves _________.

The process of administering and executing the disposition of a dead person’s estate is done through _________.

The person authorized by an advance directive to carry out an incapacitated individual’s wishes concerning health care matters is called:

The primary goal of drug therapies for pain in life-threatening illness is _________.

When you are visiting a dying person and he or she starts talking about dying, how should you best respond?

Concerns about security and autonomy on the part of a dying person suggest that he or she is focusing on _________.