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Clinician Attendance on the Aid-in-Dying Day

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Dr. Robin Plumer with Pat Thaler and her family on the aid-in-dying day.

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Photo: Dr. Robin Plumer with Pat Thaler and her family on Pat’s aid-in-dying day. ©Shmuel Thaler

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Pre-Test Quiz (below), Video (above), Post-Test Quiz (below); and
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Date*
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A bedside attendant could not be a*
- physician.
- well-trained volunteer or doula.
- family attorney member.
- nurse.
The basic duties of a bedside attendant include all except*
- mixing medications.
- re-arranging the patient’s furniture for ease of medication administration.
- explaining the religious nuances of their state’s aid-in-dying law.
- determining the patient’s capacity for understanding what they are about to do.
Which of the following is never allowed on the aid-in-dying day?*
- Explaining the day-of-death scenario to family and friends in attendance.
- Encouraging a family member to help with the administration of medications.
- Recording the times of ingestion and death of the patient.
- Asking the patient if they experience a burning sensation when ingesting the medications.
Prior to the actual day of an aid-in-dying death, a bedside clinician should*
- contact the patient’s family to assure they are on board with the patient’s decision.
- double check reporting protocols with the local medical examiners/coroners.
- advise the patient on what foods to have on hand.
- make sure the patient has instructions on how to turn off their pacemaker before ingestion.

Please do not hit “Submit” until you have answered 3 of 4 questions correctly to receive credit (refresh this page to retake the test). If after clicking “Submit” you are still on the Course page, open the Post-Test Quiz and fill in the missing fields (*). After passing the Quiz, go to Evaluation, then Payment.

Name*
First Last
Degree*
Email*
Date*
MM slash DD slash YYYY
A bedside attendant could not be a*
- physician.
- well-trained volunteer or doula.
- family attorney member.
- nurse.
The basic duties of a bedside attendant include all except*
- mixing medications.
- re-arranging the patient’s furniture for ease of medication administration.
- explaining the religious nuances of their state’s aid-in-dying law.
- determining the patient’s capacity for understanding what they are about to do.
Which of the following is never allowed on the aid-in-dying day?*
- explaining the day-of-death scenario to family and friends in attendance.
- encouraging a family member to help with the administration of medications.
- recording the times of ingestion and death of the patient.
- asking the patient if they experience a burning sensation when ingesting the medications.
Prior to the actual day of an aid-in-dying death, a bedside clinician should*
- contact the patient’s family to assure they are on board with the patient’s decision.
- double check reporting protocols with the local medical examiners/coroners.
- advise the patient on what foods to have on hand.
- make sure the patient has instructions on how to turn off their pacemaker before ingestion.
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