process of dying
type: Concept
narrower: terminal care

terminal care
definition: Terminal care is health care given to people at the end of life when curative measures have been exhausted and supportive palliative care is more appropriate. Terminal care focuses on maintaining good quality of life, relief of suffering, and physical, psychosocial, and spiritual support during the last days and weeks of living. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Terminal Care]
narrower: resuscitation orders
narrower: hospice care
narrower: euthanasia
broader: process of dying
broader: patient care
type: Concept

euthanasia
type: Concept
broader: terminal care

resuscitation orders
type: Concept
broader: terminal care

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: terminal care

patient care
type: Concept
narrower: terminal care

hospice care
type: Concept
broader: terminal care