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PCCN EXAM PROGRESSIVE CARE CERTIFIEDNURSE EXAM LATEST ACTUAL EXAM 2024 | ALL
120 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES | GRADED A+ | PROFESSOR
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Mottling - ANSWER appearance of purplish-red discoloration on the feet and lower
legs; sign of approaching death related to the slowing of circulation and pooling of
blood; response decreases and extremities become cooler
Rigor Mortis - ANSWER stiffness of the body 2 to 4 hours after death
Physical changes as death approaches include: - ANSWER Mottling
Mr. Graves tells you he is ready to die but is hoping to live three more months until
his first grandchild is born. He promises to stop smoking in return. You recognize this
is a stage of grief known as:
a. acceptance.
b. denial.
c. bargaining.
d. anger - ANSWER c. bargaining
Mrs. Mecholsky says to you, "I know I am dying. I feel so alone." As you sit and listen
to her, you realize she is in which stage of grief?
a. Denial
b. Anger
c. Bargaining
d. Acceptance - ANSWER d. acceptance
Another term for "health care proxy" is - ANSWER medical power of attorney
You are taking care of Martin F. at the end of life. He is very worried about his
funeral expenses. Martin will most likely benefit from the help of a - ANSWER
social worker
Many people at the end of life fear being alone. What can you, as the CNA, do to
lessen this fear?
a. Keep the patient in their bed at the nursing station.
b. Require that the family stay with the patient 24/7.
c. Ask a visitor from another room to visit with the patient.
d. Sit and talk or listen to the patient as much as possible. - ANSWER sit and talk
or listen to the patient as much as possible
, Which of the factors impact on a person's grief - ANSWER Culture and spiritual
beliefs
You are performing postmortem care on Mr.Lowe. What should be done with his
dentures? - ANSWER c. place them in Mr. Lowe's mouth
The researcher who extensively studied death and dying and established the 5
stages of grief is: - ANSWER Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
After the body has been viewed by the family the body is wrapped in a - ANSWER
Shroud
Shroud - ANSWER a large piece of plastic or cotton material used to enclose and
wrap a body after death
You are caring for a resident as she is dying. She asks you to pray for her. You are
of a different faith and uncomfortable with the request. How should you handle this?
a. tell her you will sit with her while she prays
b. tell her you will be there in silent prayer
c. pray with her in your own tradition
d. all of the above - ANSWER d. all of the above
You have cleaned your resident up after she has died but as you wrap her in the
shroud she leaks stool. What do you do? - ANSWER clean her up, place a diaper
or absorbent pad around her perineum and apply the shroud
The gradual decrease of the body's temperature after death is called - ANSWER
algor mortis
You are taking your client to the bathroom during a home care service. She is
elderly, with dementia and is a risk to fall due to a hip replacement. The bathroom is
down a long hall and the client has informed you she really has to go quick. When
you get halfway there she asks you to get her a clean blouse to change into. What
should you do? - ANSWER b. Tell her you will get the blouse when she is safely
back in her chair and get her to the bathroom.
The time following death is called the __________________ period - ANSWER
postmortem
Mrs. Kaplan tells you that she would never want to have artificial nutrition, having
seen her roommate come back from the hospital with a tube feeding. She asks you if
you can do something to make sure that does not happen. You should: - ANSWER
notify the nurse promptly of her request.
Mr. Bledsoe, a dying resident, does not believe in any higher spiritual being. To best
care for this resident, the CNA should: - ANSWER make no attempt to address
spirituality.
A group of health care professionals in the long-term care facility that deals with
difficult situations in end of life care is - ANSWER ethics committee
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