Description should include
- theories of death and dying
- roles of personal and religious beliefs
- concept of hope
- characteristics of each stage
- variation of the sequence of stages of dying.
Process/Skill Questions:
- What is clinical death?
- What is the legal definition of death?
- How can the Kübler-Ross theory of death and dying be described?
- What are other theories of death and dying?
- How do religious beliefs affect views on death and dying?
- How can one foster the concept of hope within the terminal client?
- What are the characteristics and sequence of each stage of death and dying?