Summary ATI - End-of-Life Care Quiz Answered 2024 verified A+ graded exam
7 views 0 purchase
Course
ATI - End-of-Life Care
Institution
ATI - End-of-Life Care
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?
- Limit visitors to one to two people.
- Assist in scheduling friends and family to visit.
- Discourage face-to-face visits for ...
ATI - End-of-Life Care Quiz Answered 2024 verified A+
graded exam
A nurse is caring for a client who has a terminal illness and states that they want to experience a "good
death." Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
- Determine the client's definition of a "good death."
- Inform the client that culture is irrelevant to an individual's perception of a "good death."
- Inform the client that a "good death" is not possible.
- Communicate with the client that caregivers are pr - Answer- Determine the client's definition of a
"good death."
A nurse is discussing the benefits of palliative care with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following
information should the nurse include?
- Palliative care is offered to clients whose cancer has been in remission for 5 years.
- Palliative care will increase the client's time spent in the health care facility.
- Palliative care reduces client satisfaction.
- Palliative care improves the client's quality of life. - Answer- Palliative care improves the client's quality
of life.
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?
- Limit visitors to one to two people.
- Assist in scheduling friends and family to visit.
- Discourage face-to-face visits for the client.
- Instruct the client to limit their use of online support groups. - Answer- Assist in scheduling friends and
family to visit.
A nurse is caring for a client who has a terminal illness and states that they want to experience a
"good death." Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
,- Determine the client's definition of a "good death."
- Inform the client that culture is irrelevant to an individual's perception of a "good death."
- Inform the client that a "good death" is not possible.
- Communicate with the client that caregivers are pr
Determine the client's definition of a "good death."
Types of Loss
Actual loss: can be recognized by others.
Perceived loss: is felt by person but intangible to others.
Physical loss versus psychological loss
Maturational loss: experienced as a result of natural developmental process
Situational loss: experienced as a result of an unpredictable event.
Anticipatory loss: loss has not yet taken place.
Definitions
Grief: internal emotional reaction to loss.
Bereavement: state of grieving from loss of a loved one.
Mourning: actions and expressions of grief, including the symbols and ceremonies that make up outward
expression of grief.
Dysfunctional grief: abnormal or distorted; may be either unresolved or inhibited.
Engel’s Six Stages of Grief
Shock and disbelief: are defined as refusal to accept the loss, followed by a stunned response.
Developing awareness:
Restitution: involves the rituals surrounding the loss
Resolving the loss:
Idealization: Idealization is the exaggeration of the good qualities the person or object had, followed by
acceptance of the loss.
Outcome: Outcome involves dealing with the loss as a common life occurrence.
Definition of Death
-Uniform Definition of Death Act: An individual who has sustained either (1) irreversible cessation of
circulatory and respiratory functions or (2) irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain,
including the brainstem, is dead.
-Medical criteria used to certify a death: cessation of breathing, no response to deep painful stimuli, and
lack of reflexes (such as the gag or corneal reflex) and spontaneous movement, flat encephalogram.
A nurse is reviewing hospice care services with a group of newly hired nurses. Which of the following
information should the nurse include?
, - Hospice services are terminated with the death of the client.
- Hospice services are limited to serving the client.
- Hospice care is an interdisciplinary team effort.
- Hospice care volunteer services are limited to direct client care. - Answer- Hospice care is an
interdisciplinary team effort.
A nurse is caring for a client who is actively dying. The client's caregiver asks the nurse about the client's
noisy respirations. Which of the following information should the nurse include? (Select all that apply.)
- They can be an indication of approaching death.
- Deep suctioning is effective in removing trapped secretions.
- Turning the client's head to the side can assist with drainage.
- Medications can be administered to help dry up the secretions.
- The client is unable to clear the secretions themselves. - Answer- They can be an indication of
approaching death.
Turning the client's head to the side can assist with drainage.
Medications can be administered to help dry up the secretions.
The client is unable to clear the secretions themselves.
A nurse is discussing hospice care services with the caregiver of a client who is terminally ill. Which of
the following information should the nurse include?
- Nursing support will be provided in meeting the client's daily needs, including the administration of
medications.
- The caregiver can request their terminally ill loved one be admitted to a professional care facility for a
maximum of 2 days.
- Nurses are not allowed to become a confidant to the caregiver.
- Nurses will have limited contact with the client and caregiver. - Answer- Nursing support will be
provided in meeting the client's daily needs, including the administration of medications.
A nurse is teaching a client about hospice care. Which of the following information should the nurse
include? (Select all that apply.)
The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
Guaranteed quality through customer reviews
Stuvia customers have reviewed more than 700,000 summaries. This how you know that you are buying the best documents.
Quick and easy check-out
You can quickly pay through credit card or Stuvia-credit for the summaries. There is no membership needed.
Focus on what matters
Your fellow students write the study notes themselves, which is why the documents are always reliable and up-to-date. This ensures you quickly get to the core!
Frequently asked questions
What do I get when I buy this document?
You get a PDF, available immediately after your purchase. The purchased document is accessible anytime, anywhere and indefinitely through your profile.
Satisfaction guarantee: how does it work?
Our satisfaction guarantee ensures that you always find a study document that suits you well. You fill out a form, and our customer service team takes care of the rest.
Who am I buying these notes from?
Stuvia is a marketplace, so you are not buying this document from us, but from seller Academicaffairs. Stuvia facilitates payment to the seller.
Will I be stuck with a subscription?
No, you only buy these notes for $15.99. You're not tied to anything after your purchase.
