Question 1

In 2014, the leading diagnosis on admission to a U.S. hospice program was:

Accepted Answer

A)  End-stage heart disease 
B)  End-stage kidney disease 
C)  Dementia 
D)  Lung disease 
E)  Advanced cancer 
A)  End-stage heart disease 
B)  End-stage kidney disease 
C)  Dementia 
D)  Lung disease 
E)  Advanced cancer E

Question 2

In health care to palliate means .

Accepted Answer

A)  to alleviate symptoms of a disease without curing it 
B)  to make something seem tasty 
C)  to cure the underlying causes of a disease 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these 
A)  to alleviate symptoms of a disease without curing it 
B)  to make something seem tasty 
C)  to cure the underlying causes of a disease 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these A

Question 3

In American society today, long-term care facilities primarily offer care for .

Accepted Answer

A)  chronic illnesses 
B)  acute illnesses 
C)  terminal illnesses 
D)  psychiatric illnesses 
E)  homebound patients 
A)  chronic illnesses 
B)  acute illnesses 
C)  terminal illnesses 
D)  psychiatric illnesses 
E)  homebound patients A

Question 4

In 2014, what percentage of persons 65 years of age or older were estimated to be residents in long-term care facilities in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Less than one percent 
B)  Less than three percent 
C)  More than 10 percent 
D)  About 18.5 percent 
E)  33 percent 
A)  Less than one percent 
B)  Less than three percent 
C)  More than 10 percent 
D)  About 18.5 percent 
E)  33 percent

Question 5

What were the principal factors that led to the development of nursing homes or long-term care facilities? Explain your answer.

Accepted Answer

The principal factors that led to the de

Question 6

Pediatric palliative care .

Accepted Answer

A)  is planned and delivered through the collaborative efforts of an interdisciplinary team, with the child, family, and caregiver(s) at its center 
B)  can be provided along with disease-modifying therapy or as the main focus of care 
C)  is both a philosophy and an organized method for delivering competent, compassionate, and consistent care to children with chronic, complex, and/or life-threatening conditions, as well as their families 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these 
A)  is planned and delivered through the collaborative efforts of an interdisciplinary team, with the child, family, and caregiver(s) at its center 
B)  can be provided along with disease-modifying therapy or as the main focus of care 
C)  is both a philosophy and an organized method for delivering competent, compassionate, and consistent care to children with chronic, complex, and/or life-threatening conditions, as well as their families 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these

Question 7

Home health care programs may provide care for .

Accepted Answer

A)  acute illness 
B)  chronic illness 
C)  terminal illness 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these 
A)  acute illness 
B)  chronic illness 
C)  terminal illness 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these

Question 8

The SUPPORT study of end-of-life care in the U.S.

Accepted Answer

A)  failed to improve care or patient outcomes 
B)  showed significant improvements in bereavement care 
C)  minimized aggressive cure-oriented treatment 
D)  helped reduce the frequency and severity of pain in its dying patients 
E)  used focus groups as its primary methodology 
A)  failed to improve care or patient outcomes 
B)  showed significant improvements in bereavement care 
C)  minimized aggressive cure-oriented treatment 
D)  helped reduce the frequency and severity of pain in its dying patients 
E)  used focus groups as its primary methodology

Question 9

What does it mean to say that the hospice philosophy strives to maximize present quality in living?

Accepted Answer

The hospice philosophy, which focuses on

Question 10

Modern nursing homes were organized .

Accepted Answer

A)  as primary agents of medical care 
B)  around the beginning of the 19th century 
C)  mainly to perform an educational function 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these 
A)  as primary agents of medical care 
B)  around the beginning of the 19th century 
C)  mainly to perform an educational function 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these

Question 11

The hospice philosophy emphasizes .

Accepted Answer

A)  physical care for dying persons in a facility 
B)  affirmation of life and living for both dying persons and their family members 
C)  maintaining close ties in the community for support 
D)  having physicians visit patients at home 
E)  None of these 
A)  physical care for dying persons in a facility 
B)  affirmation of life and living for both dying persons and their family members 
C)  maintaining close ties in the community for support 
D)  having physicians visit patients at home 
E)  None of these

Question 12

Treatment of the common cold is a form of .

Accepted Answer

A)  cure-oriented care 
B)  palliative care 
C)  chronic care 
D)  a futile enterprise 
E)  long-term care 
A)  cure-oriented care 
B)  palliative care 
C)  chronic care 
D)  a futile enterprise 
E)  long-term care

Question 13

Dying persons who seek hospice care do so because .

Accepted Answer

A)  they are poor and cannot afford hospital care 
B)  they are religious and seek spiritual comfort 
C)  they need nurses at the bedside around the clock 
D)  they desire relief from distressing symptoms 
E)  they are homeless 
A)  they are poor and cannot afford hospital care 
B)  they are religious and seek spiritual comfort 
C)  they need nurses at the bedside around the clock 
D)  they desire relief from distressing symptoms 
E)  they are homeless

Question 14

In the United States, when a dying person is accepted into a Medicare-qualified hospice program, regulations require that _.

Accepted Answer

A)  the dying person be allowed only six months of care 
B)  the dying person must have other hospitalization insurance 
C)  the dying person must have money for unexpected expenses 
D)  the dying person cannot be involuntarily discharged by the program 
E)  care should be provided primarily in an inpatient facility 
A)  the dying person be allowed only six months of care 
B)  the dying person must have other hospitalization insurance 
C)  the dying person must have money for unexpected expenses 
D)  the dying person cannot be involuntarily discharged by the program 
E)  care should be provided primarily in an inpatient facility

Question 15

In America in 2014, what percent of all deaths occurred in long-term care facilities?

Accepted Answer

A)  50 percent 
B)  34 percent 
C)  20 percent 
D)  16 percent 
E)  Seven percent 
A)  50 percent 
B)  34 percent 
C)  20 percent 
D)  16 percent 
E)  Seven percent

Question 16

The primary goal in responding to needs of the dying is .

Accepted Answer

A)  relief from distressing symptoms of disease 
B)  supporting family and significant others 
C)  providing medical care without technology 
D)  making available nursing care on a 24-hour basis 
E)  None of these 
A)  relief from distressing symptoms of disease 
B)  supporting family and significant others 
C)  providing medical care without technology 
D)  making available nursing care on a 24-hour basis 
E)  None of these

Question 17

Identify and explain three (3) key factors that made it necessary to develop a new mode of care for dying persons of the type that is embodied in the hospice philosophy. pp. 182-184

Accepted Answer

The development of the hospice philosoph

Question 18

What does it mean to say that the hospice philosophy affirms life, not death?

Accepted Answer

The hospice philosophy that affirms life

Question 19

Individuals who would most likely not be receiving care in a hospice program are those diagnosed with .

Accepted Answer

A)  degenerative diseases 
B)  terminal cancer 
C)  an acute illness 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these 
A)  degenerative diseases 
B)  terminal cancer 
C)  an acute illness 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these

Question 20

Explain the meaning of the following statement: "What people need most when they are dying is relief from distressing symptoms of disease, the security of a caring environment, sustained expert care, and assurance that they and their families will not be abandoned."

Accepted Answer

This statement highlights the importance

In 2014, the leading diagnosis on admission to a U.S. hospice program was:

In health care to palliate means .

In American society today, long-term care facilities primarily offer care for .

In 2014, what percentage of persons 65 years of age or older were estimated to be residents in long-term care facilities in the United States?

What were the principal factors that led to the development of nursing homes or long-term care facilities? Explain your answer.

Pediatric palliative care .

Home health care programs may provide care for .

The SUPPORT study of end-of-life care in the U.S.

What does it mean to say that the hospice philosophy strives to maximize present quality in living?

Modern nursing homes were organized .

The hospice philosophy emphasizes .

Treatment of the common cold is a form of .

Dying persons who seek hospice care do so because .

In the United States, when a dying person is accepted into a Medicare-qualified hospice program, regulations require that _.

In America in 2014, what percent of all deaths occurred in long-term care facilities?

The primary goal in responding to needs of the dying is .

Identify and explain three (3) key factors that made it necessary to develop a new mode of care for dying persons of the type that is embodied in the hospice philosophy. pp. 182-184

What does it mean to say that the hospice philosophy affirms life, not death?

Individuals who would most likely not be receiving care in a hospice program are those diagnosed with .

Explain the meaning of the following statement: "What people need most when they are dying is relief from distressing symptoms of disease, the security of a caring environment, sustained expert care, and assurance that they and their families will not be abandoned."

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Exam 8: Coping With Dying: How Communities Can Help

In 2014, the leading diagnosis on admission to a U.S. hospice program was:

In health care to palliate means .

In American society today, long-term care facilities primarily offer care for .

In 2014, what percentage of persons 65 years of age or older were estimated to be residents in long-term care facilities in the United States?

What were the principal factors that led to the development of nursing homes or long-term care facilities? Explain your answer.

Pediatric palliative care .

Home health care programs may provide care for .

The SUPPORT study of end-of-life care in the U.S.

What does it mean to say that the hospice philosophy strives to maximize present quality in living?

Modern nursing homes were organized .

The hospice philosophy emphasizes .

Treatment of the common cold is a form of .

Dying persons who seek hospice care do so because .

In the United States, when a dying person is accepted into a Medicare-qualified hospice program, regulations require that _.

In America in 2014, what percent of all deaths occurred in long-term care facilities?

The primary goal in responding to needs of the dying is .

Identify and explain three (3) key factors that made it necessary to develop a new mode of care for dying persons of the type that is embodied in the hospice philosophy. pp. 182-184

What does it mean to say that the hospice philosophy affirms life, not death?

Individuals who would most likely not be receiving care in a hospice program are those diagnosed with .

Explain the meaning of the following statement: "What people need most when they are dying is relief from distressing symptoms of disease, the security of a caring environment, sustained expert care, and assurance that they and their families will not be abandoned."

Education About Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Changing Encounters With Death

Changing Attitudes Toward Death

Death-Related Practices and the American Death System

Cultural Patterns and Death

Coping With Dying

Coping With Dying: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief

Coping With Loss and Grief: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief: Funeral Practices and Other Ways Communities Can Help

Children

Adolescents

Young and Middle-Aged Adults

Older Adults

Legal Issues

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Aided Death: Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, and Aid in Dying

The Meaning and Place of Death in Life

Illustrating the Themes of This Book: Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders

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