Exam 40: Hospice Care

The hospice nurse instructs the family that they have access to a bereavement coordinator who follows the plan of care focused on the caregiver after the death of the patient.For how long of a period of time will the caregiver and family have access to the bereavement coordinator?

When the dying patient becomes confused,the nurse should ____________ him or her.

What is the role of the hospice medical director?

Why should the hospice nurse delay the use of oropharyngeal suctioning?

The hospice spiritual coordinator can be affiliated with any religion,assists with the spiritual assessment of the patient,and develops the plan of care regarding spiritual matters.To work in a hospice,what degree should the spiritual coordinator possess?

The nurse differentiates between curative and palliative care.What is true of curative treatment?

Which are signs and symptoms of approaching death? (Select all that apply. )

The hospice nurse tells the family that the nurse coordinator,an RN,will visit them.What is the role of the nurse coordinator?

The nurse warns that nausea is a common side effect with opioid treatment.What is the best treatment for nausea caused by opioids?

The hospice nurse educates the patient and family about the members of the interdisciplinary team.Which caregivers are included? (Select all that apply. )

Who was responsible for renewing the hospice philosophy in the 1960s?

What is the most common problem of the terminally ill patient that is caused by narcotics?

What are the goals of hospice service? (Select all that apply. )

The patient informs the hospice nurse,"I'm not sold on this hospice thing.I'm not looking for Jesus,I'm just dying." What would be the most therapeutic response by the nurse?

When air hunger is assessed in the dying patient,the nurse can perform which interventions? (Select all that apply. )

The hospice nurse documents an assessment finding of cachexia in the patient record.What does cachexia describe?

Because the family is confused about the meaning of palliative care,the hospice nurse needs to explain the focus of care.What is the focus of palliative care?

When a deficiency in nutritional status of a patient is assessed,what action should be taken by the hospice nurse?

The hospice nurse clarifies that hospice service is initiated when what type of treatment is no longer effective?

The hospice nurse instructs caregivers in repositioning the patient because the patient spends most of the time reclining.What problem can this cause?