End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) bundle

Which of the following statements is true about serious, chronic illnesses? A The majority of annual U.S. healthcare spending goes toward on chronic illnesses. B Very little annual U.S. healthcare funding is spent in acute care admissions for chronic illnesses C Much attention and financial su...

The biopsychosocial model of pain looks at the 4 specific domains: CORRECT ANSWER Biological Psychological social spiritual Biological CORRECT ANSWER What has caused the pain (e.g. disease, tumor, etch)? What are the treatments? Co-morbidities? Psychological CORRECT ANSWER Anxiety? Ang...

Mr. G has just been told he has a serious illness. Which of the following statements reflects respectful communication with him about his treatment and illness? correct answer "It is important that we understand what your hopes are for your treatment of this illness." You are teaching your coll...

difference between palliative care vs Hospice care correct answer Palliative care- keeps patient comfortable, treats symptoms, treat pain Hospice- insurance benefit, 6 months or less life expectancy. Pediatric Death Death in developing countries vs Death in the United States correct answer ...

You are caring for a veteran who served in World War II and is now near the end of life. He has shared with you how important his service in the Navy was to him. Which of the following interventions would be most appropriate for you to do to honor his service? correct answer Find out if he would lik...

Symptom management in older adults with serious illness is complicated because: correct answer Many have multiple comorbidities. You have been assigned to care for a woman who was recently admitted for advanced cancer, and who reports ongoing fatigue. Her husband offers observations about his wif...

Mr. F has advanced prostate cancer with bone metastasis. He is unresponsive and is being cared for at home by his daughter. You are teaching the daughter about assessing her father's pain. Which statement by the daughter indicates an understanding of her father's pain status? correct answer Since ...

John is a 70-year-old male whose wife died from COPD two months ago. They were very close, married for 52 years, and had no children. He comes by the nursing unit to bring you all candy and a thank you note for all the times you cared for her the past year. He tells you he is struggling to want to e...

Mrs. Woodrow tells you that her mother has been staying with her and is having difficulty sleeping due to poorly controlled pain. Which quality of life domain is Mrs. Woodrow's mother struggling with? A- Social B- Psychological C- Physical D- Spiritual correct answer Mrs. Woodrow tells you th...

John is a 70-year-old male whose wife died from COPD two months ago. They were very close, married for 52 years, and had no children. He comes by the nursing unit to bring you all candy and a thank you note for all the times you cared for her the past year. He tells you he is struggling to want to e...

Mr. Rodriguez tells you that he is very frightened by not knowing what happens after death. Which domain of quality of life is being affected by his serious illness? correct answer Spiritual Which of the following statements is true about serious, chronic illnesses? correct answer The majority of...