Question 1

The "right to die" issue came to national attention in 1975 with the landmark case involving

Accepted Answer

A) Nancy Cruzan. 
B) Karen Ann Quinlan. 
C) Terri Schiavo. 
D) Dr.Jack Kevorkian. 
A) Nancy Cruzan. 
B) Karen Ann Quinlan. 
C) Terri Schiavo. 
D) Dr.Jack Kevorkian.

Question 2

Coming to terms with loss means putting the deceased out of one's mind forever.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A basic task in planning for death is anticipating medical care needs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A mature understanding of death eliminates anxiety about it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

If you decide to donate your organs after death,you should be sure to discuss this decision with your family.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Avoidance or denial of death allows individuals to better acknowledge the inevitability of death.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Basic tasks in planning for death should include all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) making a will. 
B) confronting people you dislike. 
C) considering organ donation. 
D) anticipating medical needs. 
A) making a will. 
B) confronting people you dislike. 
C) considering organ donation. 
D) anticipating medical needs.

Question 8

Which one of the following is a goal of hospice care?

Accepted Answer

A) to support the patient and family 
B) to prolong life 
C) to hasten death 
D) to support the patient and family and to hasten death 
A) to support the patient and family 
B) to prolong life 
C) to hasten death 
D) to support the patient and family and to hasten death

Question 9

One of the characteristics of brain death can be revealed by a flat tracing on an electroencephalogram.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Describe two of the options for end-of-life care.What are key characteristics of each option? Under what conditions is each one most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Two options for end-of-life care are hos

Question 11

A basic task of planning for death that is important for everyone is

Accepted Answer

A) attending a church or other place of worship. 
B) finding long-lost relatives. 
C) planning for after-death concerns such as organ donation and memorial services. 
D) reconciling with estranged family members and friends. 
A) attending a church or other place of worship. 
B) finding long-lost relatives. 
C) planning for after-death concerns such as organ donation and memorial services. 
D) reconciling with estranged family members and friends.

Question 12

Cremation usually involves a grave dug into the soil or entombment in a mausoleum.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Hospitals' palliative care units

Accepted Answer

A) provide short-term intensive treatment. 
B) focus on patient recovery. 
C) focus on controlling pain and relieving suffering. 
D) encourage experimental medical treatments. 
A) provide short-term intensive treatment. 
B) focus on patient recovery. 
C) focus on controlling pain and relieving suffering. 
D) encourage experimental medical treatments.

Question 14

The case of Terri Schiavo in 2003 demonstrated that indicating in writing one's own preferences for life-sustaining treatment in advance of being incapacitated by illness or injury has little value.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

All of the following are stages of dying as defined by Kübler-Ross EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) denial. 
B) vulnerability. 
C) bargaining. 
D) depression. 
A) denial. 
B) vulnerability. 
C) bargaining. 
D) depression.

Question 16

Rejection is a possible problem in transplants from deceased organ donors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Providing social support to a grieving person helps a survivor

Accepted Answer

A) make judgments about funeral arrangements. 
B) determine his or her own need for professional help. 
C) acknowledge the bad times as well as the good. 
D) know that grief is appropriate and they are not forgotten. 
A) make judgments about funeral arrangements. 
B) determine his or her own need for professional help. 
C) acknowledge the bad times as well as the good. 
D) know that grief is appropriate and they are not forgotten.

Question 18

Living with an illness that is life-threatening and incurable can be termed as a living-dying experience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A person appointed by a patient to make medical decisions for the patient if the patient is unable to do so is

Accepted Answer

A) an attorney. 
B) a proxy. 
C) a spouse. 
D) a parent. 
A) an attorney. 
B) a proxy. 
C) a spouse. 
D) a parent.

Question 20

Most patients who receive hospice care do so

Accepted Answer

A) in a hospital. 
B) in a nursing home. 
C) in a hospice ward. 
D) at home. 
A) in a hospital. 
B) in a nursing home. 
C) in a hospice ward. 
D) at home.

Exam 23: Dying and Death

The "right to die" issue came to national attention in 1975 with the landmark case involving

Coming to terms with loss means putting the deceased out of one's mind forever.

A basic task in planning for death is anticipating medical care needs.

A mature understanding of death eliminates anxiety about it.

If you decide to donate your organs after death,you should be sure to discuss this decision with your family.

Avoidance or denial of death allows individuals to better acknowledge the inevitability of death.

Basic tasks in planning for death should include all of the following EXCEPT

Which one of the following is a goal of hospice care?

One of the characteristics of brain death can be revealed by a flat tracing on an electroencephalogram.

Describe two of the options for end-of-life care.What are key characteristics of each option? Under what conditions is each one most appropriate?

A basic task of planning for death that is important for everyone is

Cremation usually involves a grave dug into the soil or entombment in a mausoleum.

Hospitals' palliative care units

The case of Terri Schiavo in 2003 demonstrated that indicating in writing one's own preferences for life-sustaining treatment in advance of being incapacitated by illness or injury has little value.

All of the following are stages of dying as defined by Kübler-Ross EXCEPT

Rejection is a possible problem in transplants from deceased organ donors.

Providing social support to a grieving person helps a survivor

Living with an illness that is life-threatening and incurable can be termed as a living-dying experience.

A person appointed by a patient to make medical decisions for the patient if the patient is unable to do so is

Most patients who receive hospice care do so

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