Exam 24: Loss, death, and End-Of-Life Care

The Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1990 requires that institutions must provide written information to patients concerning their rights to:

The nurse is assessing a patient who is terminally ill for clinical signs of impending death.When assessing the patient's respirations,the nurse would expect:

The nurse is caring for a patient who is terminally ill and an Orthodox Jew who has orders to "Do not resuscitate" (DNR).The patient is alone and is having signs of impending death.The nurse should:

In caring for a dying patient who is grieving,the nurse bases patient care on the theory that grief is helpful and assists the person in accepting the reality of death.This type of grief is called:

The nurse outlines to a family that the focus of palliative care is to provide:

While the nurse bathes the patient,he says,"Why are you giving me a bath? I'm going to die no matter what." The nurse's most appropriate response would be:

When the family of a dying person do not discuss the issue of death openly and avoid the subject of dying altogether,the nurse recognizes this behavior representative of the _________stage described by Straus and Glaser.

When caring for a patient who is terminally ill,the nurse understands that one of the most important interventions is:

The wife of the patient who has just died states,"I hate all of you nurses and doctors for letting my husband die." The nurse recognizes this reaction as Martocchio's cluster of:

When planning the care of a patient who is terminally ill,the nurse must include the prevention of pain and relief from discomfort.When administering pain medication,the nurse must keep in mind that:

When caring for the patient who is experiencing dysfunctional grieving,the nurse's primary goal should be for:

Nurses who have been caring for patients who are terminally ill frequently begin to feel helpless and frustrated.The best action by the nurse would be to:

The nurse explains that the study and discussion of end-of-life issues have been brought to public awareness because of an increase in death and terminal illnesses of young people with ____________________.