Which condition, when assessed in a dying client, requires that the nurse take action? -
️️Moaning
A client with terminal lung cancer is receiving hospice care at home. Which nursing action does the
RN manager ask the LPN/LVN to do? -️️Administer prescribed medications to relieve the
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Which condition, when assessed in a dying client, requires that the nurse take action? -
✔️✔️Moaning
A client with terminal lung cancer is receiving hospice care at home. Which nursing action does the
RN manager ask the LPN/LVN to do? - ✔️✔️Administer prescribed medications to relieve the
client's pain, shortness of breath, and nausea.
A dying client becomes increasingly withdrawn and begins to refuse to eat and drink. What
intervention does the nurse implement? - ✔️✔️Offers ice chips
In a dying client's hospital room, the nurse overhears family telling the client to "calm down," and
observes the client being agitated and making repetitive motions. What action does the nurse take?
- ✔️✔️Suggests that the family tell the client that things are "all right"
The nurse is performing a spiritual assessment on a dying client. Which question provides the most
accurate data on this aspect of the client's life? - ✔️✔️• "What gives you purpose and meaning in
your life?"
A client admitted with a non-life-threatening illness says, "I was asked to fill out an advance directive
when I was admitted, but I was too stressed. What was it all about?" How does the nurse respond? -
✔️✔️• "Advance directives allow a client to convey his or her wishes about health care ahead of
time."
The nurse is coordinating interdisciplinary palliative care interventions for the dying client. Which
goal is the nurse seeking to meet? - ✔️✔️Facilitating a peaceful death for the client
The nurse working on an inpatient hospice unit has received the change-of-shift report. Which client
does the nurse assess first? - ✔️✔️A 26-year-old with metastatic breast cancer who is experiencing
pain rated at 10 (0-to-10 scale) and anxiety
A hospice client has just died. Which of these postmortem nursing tasks is most appropriate to
delegate to a nursing assistant? - ✔️✔️Removing all IV lines or tubes according to the hospice
policy
, The family of an unconscious dying client realizes that their mother will die soon. The client's
children are having a difficult time letting go. How does the nurse respond to the needs of this
family? - ✔️✔️• "This must be difficult for you."
A hospice client becomes too weak to swallow. What does the nurse do initially to increase the
client's comfort? - ✔️✔️Teaches the family how to provide oral care
A dying client says to the nurse, "I am afraid to die. I did a lot of wrong things in my life." How does
the nurse respond? - ✔️✔️• "Tell me more about that."
A client with terminal pancreatic cancer is near death and reports increasing shortness of breath
with associated anxiety. Which hospice protocol order does the nurse implement first? -
✔️✔️Morphine sulfate (Roxanol) 5 to 10 mg sublingually as needed
In which newly admitted client situations does the nurse initiate a conversation about advance
directives? - ✔️✔️• A client with a non-life-threatening illness
• A person who currently has advance directives
• The client with end-stage kidney disease
• The laboring mother expecting her first child
A Christian client is struggling with a diagnosis of cancer and says, "Why is life so unfair?" What
health care team member does the nurse ask to provide support? - ✔️✔️Hospital chaplain
A dying client cannot swallow and is accumulating audible mucus in the upper airway (death rattles).
The nursing assistant reports that these noises are upsetting to family members. What does the
nurse tell the assistant to do? - ✔️✔️Place the client in a side-lying position so secretions can drain.
A client dying of cancer is receiving high doses of opioids. In addition, which intervention is the most
effective for this client? - ✔️✔️Short, light massage
A nurse who is skilled in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies works on a
cancer unit with clients who are terminally ill. For which client symptom does the nurse use these
therapies? - ✔️✔️Increased pain
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