Exam 15: End-of-Life Care

Why might a professional health care provider neglect to educate patients about end-of-life care?

How can a nurse encourage communication with a dying patient? (Select all that apply.)

Which of the following would be considered palliative care? (Select all that apply.)

Why is end-of-life planning often neglected? (Select all that apply.)

What are a person's perceptions regarding end-of-life care dependent upon? (Select all that apply.)

What is the average fluid intake necessary for safe administration of a bulk-forming laxative to a dying patient?

What are appropriate roles of the nurse when working with the bereaved? (Select all that apply.)

The hospice nurse explains that dying in peace without pain and with dignity in a supportive care environment is defined as a(n) _________ death.

When the dying patient becomes delirious, what should the nurse encourage the family to do?

The totally competent 76-year-old female with terminal cancer is fatigued and tearful about the ineffectiveness of her treatment. She tells the nurse that she wishes she had never started it but now feels obligated to continue. What would be the most appropriate explanation by the nurse regarding the treatment?

The patient with terminal liver cancer says to the nurse, "I'm going to take a long time to die, aren't I? I'm going to get sicker and weaker every day." What would be the best response by the nurse?

The distraught wife of a terminally ill patient complains to the nurse, "My husband has not been shaved, and he has that miserable gown on instead of his own pajamas. Don't you people care about things like that?" What would be the best response of the nurse?

Which patient would be a candidate for hospice care?

What can caregivers do for a dying patient who suffers from diminished vision?

A resident in the long-term care facility has just expired, and the family is on the way to say their last goodbyes. What should the nurse do prior to the arrival of the family? (Select all that apply.)

A dying patient is receiving 2 mg of morphine sulfate every hour. The patient's daughter is worried about oversedation. What does the nurse explain that this small dose of morphine controls?

What are the benefits of an advance directive? (Select all that apply.)

The charge nurse on an oncology unit encourages her staff to complete a values clarification exercise. What type of insight is provided by the exercise? (Select all that apply.)

What does an advance directive indicate to the home health nurse?

The nurse becomes tearful at the death of a patient. What would be the most appropriate response of the nurse?