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11: Death and Dying

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    Learning Objectives

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    Standing Tombstone (Photo Courtesy Robert Paul Young)

    At the end of this lesson, you will be able to

    • Compare the leading causes of death in the United States with those of developing countries.
    • Compare physiological, social, and psychic death.

    • List and describe the stages of loss based on various models including that of Kubler‐Ross.

    • Explain the philosophy and practice of palliative care.

    • Describe hospice care.

    • Differentiate attitudes toward hospice care based on race and ethnicity.

    • Summarize Dame Cicely Saunders' writings about total pain of the dying.

    • Compare euthanasia, passive‐euthanasia, and physician‐assisted suicide.

    • Characterize bereavement and grief.

    • Express your own ideas about death and dying.


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