2. Participate in a class discussion to identify various ways health care providers could try to meet the following needs of a dying person:

a. Relative freedom from pain and discomfort.

b. Maintenance of independence, insofar as possible.

c. Satisfaction of any remaining wishes (things I wish I had done).

d. Maintenance of self-esteem when it becomes necessary to yield control to others.

e. Achievement of emotional adjustment, acceptance of impending death, and a state of inner peace.