1. The only situation in which a nurse would not give preference to the cultural requirements of a deceased patient is that there are ______ reasons for them not to be respected.

2. Members of the ______ faith believe that consciousness remains in the body for a while after death.

3. When a post-mortem is required, all of the organs of a ______ patient must be returned to the body.

4. The chevra kadisha is the funeral service associated with which religious group?

5. In the Sikh faith, the unisex underwear or ______ should not be removed from the body.

6. Many nurses agree that performing Last Offices is not only the final act of caring for a patient, but also a ______ afforded to very few people.

7. Before undertaking Last Offices it is essential that you ensure that the ______ of the patient has been confirmed.

8. Performance of Last Offices will be affected if a patient’s death is to be referred to the ______.

9. When a patient is known to have had a blood-borne infection, additional ______ control measures must be followed when undertaking Last Offices.

10. When a child dies, nurses may wish to include an ______ in which to place a lock of hair, hand / foot print, etc. for the family when gathering equipment for Last Offices.

11. When undertaking Last Offices, surgical / traumatic wounds should be covered with a ______ dressing

12. If a patient dies at home in the community, a ______ should be used to identify the body

13. When a patient who has died has no relatives, they deserve the same ______ care as any other since the nurse may be one of the only people who will remember them as a person.

14. Nurses who allow themselves to go through a grieving process seem to be ______ than those who hold in their grief.

15. It is essential that nurses seek to engage in networks and other interventions designed to help them to ______ themselves following the death of a patient as this may well represent a loss for them and this must be acknowledged.