Palliative and Hospice Care Tests Bundle Set

A nurse is caring for a client who has stage IV heart failure. The client has crackles in his lungs and is experiencing fluid overload. Which of the following medications should the nurse plan to administer to the client? CORRECT ANSWER Furosemide. Furosemide is a diuretic which reduces the work...

A patient has just been diagnosed with Stage IV pancreatic cancer. The patient's daughter is enrolled in nursing school, and the class is talking about neoplastic disorders. The instructor stresses the fact that patients rarely survive from advanced Stage IV pancreatic cancer. The student bursts in...

HOSPICE CARE: Key Features CORRECT ANSWER -Patients have a prognosis of six (6) months or less to live -Care is provided when curative treatment, such as chemotherapy, has been stopped. -Care is provided in 60- and 90-day periods with an opportunity to continue if eligibility criteria are met. -O...

How should a nurse position the body after the death of a patient? a. Prone b. Supine c. On the side d. In Fowler position CORRECT ANSWER ANS: B The body should be placed in the supine position, with the arms at the sides or with the hands across the abdomen. 2. According to Strauss and...

Hospice benefits CORRECT ANSWER Improves all domains identified by patients as contributing to quality end-of life care:1 - receiving adequate symptom management - avoiding prolonged dying process - achieving a sense of control - relieving burden to others - strengthening relationships with lov...

palliation CORRECT ANSWER the active total care of patients whose disease is not responsive to curative treatment-- control of pain, of other symptoms, and of psychologic, social, and spiritual problems is paramount. goals of palliative care CORRECT ANSWER -achieve the best quality of life for pa...

What is the most essential difference between home health care and acute client care? a. Acute client care is individualized for the client and family. b. Home health care is provided in the client's environment. c. Reimbursement for home health care varies from that of care provided in institut...

The nurse is providing palliative care to a patient who is in the last stage of cancer. What does the nurse monitor in the patient as part of neurologic assessment? Select all that apply. A. Urine output B. Pupil response C. Nutritional intake D. Presence of reflexes E. Level of consciousness...

Which of the following statements best describes the most essential difference between home health care and acute client care? a. Acute client care is individualized for the client and family. b. Home health care is provided in the client's environment. c. Reimbursement for home health care...

1. The hospice nurse explains to the family that the overall objective of hospice service is to: a. relieve symptoms of terminal disease. b. educate the patient about the process of death. c. keep the patient comfortable as death approaches. d. relieve the family of the stress of death. CORRECT ...

A nurse is caring for a client who has a terminal illness and reports feeling isolated from family and friends. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? CORRECT ANSWER Assist in scheduling friends and family to visit. (The nurse should assist the client with scheduling visitors to promo...

Community/public health nurses often make visits to client's homes. Home visiting nursing services are offered to new parents, children with special needs and their families, older homebound adults, and client's discharged home from the hospital who require ongoing care. Palliative and hospice car...

Which of the following is an important way nurses can improve palliative care access for those who should receive it? CORRECT ANSWER Being knowledgeable of the benefits of palliative and hospice care You are asked to describe palliative care to a family member. Which of the following statements w...

What is involved in the model of quality of life? CORRECT ANSWER physical, psychological, social, and spiritual wellbeing What is the curative focus of care? CORRECT ANSWER diagnosis of disease and symptoms, curing & treatment, alleviation of symptoms What is the palliative focus of care? CORR...