Question 1

In 2014, it is estimated that U.S. hospice programs cared for approximately:

Accepted Answer

A) 15% of all deaths 
B) 20% of all deaths 
C) 27% of all deaths 
D) 38% of all deaths 
E) 46% of all deaths 
A) 15% of all deaths 
B) 20% of all deaths 
C) 27% of all deaths 
D) 38% of all deaths 
E) 46% of all deaths

Question 2

How many hospice programs were estimated to be operating in the United States In 2014?

Accepted Answer

A) 1,500 
B) 2,200 
C) 3,700 
D) 5,200 
E) 6,100 
A) 1,500 
B) 2,200 
C) 3,700 
D) 5,200 
E) 6,100

Question 3

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

Question 4

Long-term care facilities discharge to the community annually:

Accepted Answer

A) Approximately 30% of their residents 
B) More than 65% of their residents 
C) More than 90% of their residents 
D) Less than 10% of their residents 
E) Less than 25% of their residents 
A) Approximately 30% of their residents 
B) More than 65% of their residents 
C) More than 90% of their residents 
D) Less than 10% of their residents 
E) Less than 25% of their residents

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

The primary goal of all palliative care is _________.

Accepted Answer

A) learning to communicate with other caregivers 
B) providing cure-oriented interventions for underlying causes of distress 
C) recognizing that in many circumstances "there is nothing more that we can do" 
D) expanding the role of unconventional forms of therapy 
E) minimizing distressing symptoms 
A) learning to communicate with other caregivers 
B) providing cure-oriented interventions for underlying causes of distress 
C) recognizing that in many circumstances "there is nothing more that we can do" 
D) expanding the role of unconventional forms of therapy 
E) minimizing distressing symptoms

Question 7

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 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

The hospice philosophy of care is best described as offering:

Accepted Answer

A) Physical care 
B) Nonindividualized care 
C) Holistic care 
D) Spiritual care 
E) Psychosocial care 
A) Physical care 
B) Nonindividualized care 
C) Holistic care 
D) Spiritual care 
E) Psychosocial care

Question 10

The phrase "hospice is a philosophy, not a facility" means _________.

Accepted Answer

A) one must go outside the existing system of care in order to meet the needs of dying persons 
B) hospice care depends upon constructing specialized buildings 
C) the central consideration in hospice care is the principles that govern the services 
D) All of these 
E) None of these 
A) one must go outside the existing system of care in order to meet the needs of dying persons 
B) hospice care depends upon constructing specialized buildings 
C) the central consideration in hospice care is the principles that govern the services 
D) All of these 
E) None of these

Question 11

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 12

Hospice care serves family members of dying persons by _________.

Accepted Answer

A) offering ongoing support to bereaved survivors after the death of a loved one 
B) enabling them to help to care for their loved one while he or she is dying 
C) including them in the unit that receives care 
D) All of these 
E) None of these 
A) offering ongoing support to bereaved survivors after the death of a loved one 
B) enabling them to help to care for their loved one while he or she is dying 
C) including them in the unit that receives care 
D) All of these 
E) None of these

Question 13

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

Question 14

It has been said that: "Until the middle of the 19th century, care provided in a hospital was usually no better than what could be obtained elsewhere." Explain this statement. 
What did a good hospital provide prior to the middle of the 19th century?

Accepted Answer

The statement suggests that prior to the

Question 15

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 16

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 17

The Medicare hospice benefit:

Accepted Answer

A) Pays most of its benefits directly to hospice programs 
B) Emphasizes home care 
C) Offers reimbursement on a prospective, flat-rate basis 
D) All of these 
E) None of these 
A) Pays most of its benefits directly to hospice programs 
B) Emphasizes home care 
C) Offers reimbursement on a prospective, flat-rate basis 
D) All of these 
E) None of these

Question 18

Compare and contrast the services offered by hospitals, long-term care facilities, home health care programs, and hospice programs. Make clear in each case to whom these services are addressed, what sorts of services are offered, and what are the goals of the services.

Accepted Answer

Hospitals, long-term care facilities, ho

Question 19

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 20

Hospice care in the United States is _________.

Accepted Answer

A) reimbursed through retrospective, fee-for-services 
B) funded by Medicaid, but not Medicare 
C) limited to patients with cancer 
D) All of these 
E) None of these 
A) reimbursed through retrospective, fee-for-services 
B) funded by Medicaid, but not Medicare 
C) limited to patients with cancer 
D) All of these 
E) None of these

In 2014, it is estimated that U.S. hospice programs cared for approximately:

How many hospice programs were estimated to be operating in the United States In 2014?

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

Long-term care facilities discharge to the community annually:

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

The primary goal of all palliative care is _________.

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

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

The hospice philosophy of care is best described as offering:

The phrase "hospice is a philosophy, not a facility" means _________.

Treatment of the common cold is a form of _________.

Hospice care serves family members of dying persons by _________.

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."

It has been said that: "Until the middle of the 19^th century, care provided in a hospital was usually no better than what could be obtained elsewhere." Explain this statement. What did a good hospital provide prior to the middle of the 19^th century?

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

Dying persons who seek hospice care do so because _________.

The Medicare hospice benefit:

Compare and contrast the services offered by hospitals, long-term care facilities, home health care programs, and hospice programs. Make clear in each case to whom these services are addressed, what sorts of services are offered, and what are the goals of the services.

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?

Hospice care in the United States is _________.

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

Filters

Exam 8: Coping With Dying: How Communities Can Help

In 2014, it is estimated that U.S. hospice programs cared for approximately:

How many hospice programs were estimated to be operating in the United States In 2014?

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

Long-term care facilities discharge to the community annually:

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

The primary goal of all palliative care is _________.

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

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

The hospice philosophy of care is best described as offering:

The phrase "hospice is a philosophy, not a facility" means _________.

Treatment of the common cold is a form of _________.

Hospice care serves family members of dying persons by _________.

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."

It has been said that: "Until the middle of the 19th century, care provided in a hospital was usually no better than what could be obtained elsewhere." Explain this statement. What did a good hospital provide prior to the middle of the 19th century?

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

Dying persons who seek hospice care do so because _________.

The Medicare hospice benefit:

Compare and contrast the services offered by hospitals, long-term care facilities, home health care programs, and hospice programs. Make clear in each case to whom these services are addressed, what sorts of services are offered, and what are the goals of the services.

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?

Hospice care in the United States is _________.

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

Filters

It has been said that: "Until the middle of the 19^th century, care provided in a hospital was usually no better than what could be obtained elsewhere." Explain this statement. What did a good hospital provide prior to the middle of the 19^th century?