Question 1

Which event is most likely to precipitate grief across a community?

Accepted Answer

A)  A local bank is robbed twice in a single month 
B)  An adolescent shoots the principal of a local high school 
C)  The elderly pastor of the town's largest church dies of heart failure 
D)  Concrete pilings crumble in a bridge important to movement of local traffic 
A)  A local bank is robbed twice in a single month 
B)  An adolescent shoots the principal of a local high school 
C)  The elderly pastor of the town's largest church dies of heart failure 
D)  Concrete pilings crumble in a bridge important to movement of local traffic

Question 2

A terminally ill patient says, "I know I will never get well, but," and the patient's voice trails off. Select the most therapeutic response by the nurse.

Accepted Answer

A)  "What do you hope for?" 
B)  "Do you have questions about what is happening?" 
C)  "You are not going to get well. It is healthy that you accept that." 
D)  "When you have questions, it is best to talk to the health care provider." 
A)  "What do you hope for?" 
B)  "Do you have questions about what is happening?" 
C)  "You are not going to get well. It is healthy that you accept that." 
D)  "When you have questions, it is best to talk to the health care provider."

Question 3

A staff nurse asks a hospice nurse, "Who should be referred for hospice care?" Select the best response.

Accepted Answer

A)  "Hospice is for terminally ill patients diagnosed with cancer." 
B)  "Patients in the end stage of any disease are eligible for hospice." 
C)  "Hospice is designed to care for patients experiencing end-stage renal disease." 
D)  "Patients diagnosed with degenerative neurological diseases are eligible for hospice after paralysis occurs." 
A)  "Hospice is for terminally ill patients diagnosed with cancer." 
B)  "Patients in the end stage of any disease are eligible for hospice." 
C)  "Hospice is designed to care for patients experiencing end-stage renal disease." 
D)  "Patients diagnosed with degenerative neurological diseases are eligible for hospice after paralysis occurs."

Question 4

Which patients meet criteria for hospice services? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)  A 92-year-old diagnosed with acute pneumonia and late-stage Alzheimer's disease 
B)  A 54-year-old diagnosed with glioblastoma and life expectancy of 8 to 10 weeks 
C)  A 16-year-old with type 1 diabetes, multiple infections, and substance abuse 
D)  A 74-year-old newly diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COP
D)  and life expectancy of 2 years 
E)  A 36-year-old diagnosed with multiple sclerosis complicated by major depressive disorder and pain associated with muscle spasms 
A)  A 92-year-old diagnosed with acute pneumonia and late-stage Alzheimer's disease 
B)  A 54-year-old diagnosed with glioblastoma and life expectancy of 8 to 10 weeks 
C)  A 16-year-old with type 1 diabetes, multiple infections, and substance abuse 
D)  A 74-year-old newly diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COP
D)  and life expectancy of 2 years 
E)  A 36-year-old diagnosed with multiple sclerosis complicated by major depressive disorder and pain associated with muscle spasms

Which event is most likely to precipitate grief across a community?

A terminally ill patient says, "I know I will never get well, but," and the patient's voice trails off. Select the most therapeutic response by the nurse.

A staff nurse asks a hospice nurse, "Who should be referred for hospice care?" Select the best response.

Which patients meet criteria for hospice services? (Select all that apply.)

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Treatment Settings

Cultural Implications

Legal and Ethical Considerations

The Nursing Process and Standards of Care

Therapeutic Relationships

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Stress Responses and Stress Management

Childhood and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders

Bipolar and Related Disorders

Depressive Disorders

Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders

Trauma, Stressor-Related, and Dissociative Disorders

Somatic Symptom Disorders

Eating and Feeding Disorders

Sleep–Wake Disorders

Sexual Dysfunctions, Gender Dysphoria, and Paraphilias

Impulse Control Disorders

Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

Neurocognitive Disorders

Personality Disorders

Suicide and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury

Crisis and Disaster

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Child, Older Adult, and Intimate Partner Violence

Sexual Assault

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Exam 30: Dying, Death, and Grieving

Which event is most likely to precipitate grief across a community?

A terminally ill patient says, "I know I will never get well, but," and the patient's voice trails off. Select the most therapeutic response by the nurse.

A staff nurse asks a hospice nurse, "Who should be referred for hospice care?" Select the best response.

Which patients meet criteria for hospice services? (Select all that apply.)

Mental Health and Mental Illness

Theories and Therapies

Psychobiology and Psychopharmacology

Treatment Settings

Cultural Implications

Legal and Ethical Considerations

The Nursing Process and Standards of Care

Therapeutic Relationships

Therapeutic Communication

Stress Responses and Stress Management

Childhood and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders

Bipolar and Related Disorders

Depressive Disorders

Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders

Trauma, Stressor-Related, and Dissociative Disorders

Somatic Symptom Disorders

Eating and Feeding Disorders

Sleep–Wake Disorders

Sexual Dysfunctions, Gender Dysphoria, and Paraphilias

Impulse Control Disorders

Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

Neurocognitive Disorders

Personality Disorders

Suicide and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury

Crisis and Disaster

Anger, Aggression, and Violence

Child, Older Adult, and Intimate Partner Violence

Sexual Assault

Older Adults

Serious Mental Illness

Forensic Nursing

Therapeutic Groups

Family Interventions

Integrative Care

Filters