Exam 39: Hospice Care

The hospice nurse clarifies that hospice service is initiated when what type of treatment is no longer effective?

Who conducts the nutritional assessment at the time of admission to hospice care?

The nurse differentiates between curative and palliative care.What is true of curative treatment?

The hospice nurse tells the family that the nurse coordinator,an RN,will visit them.What is the role of the nurse coordinator?

The hospice nurse introduced the family to the volunteer coordinator who will assign a volunteer to the patient.What can a hospice volunteer do for a patient and caregiver?

The nurse should educate the patient and caregiver that large doses of narcotics are required to control pain.What is the optimal dose for pain medications?

The hospice nurse recommends that the patient prepare the document that provides guidance to the family concerning the patient's wishes regarding life-support measures and organ donation.What is this document called?

Why should the hospice nurse delay the use of oropharyngeal suctioning?

When educating a patient concerning ways to prevent nausea,the nurse suggests that eating slowly in a pleasant atmosphere will help,as well as taking an antiemetic before meals.How many minutes before meals should the patient take the antiemetic?

The hospice nurse instructs the family that they have access to a bereavement coordinator who follows the plan of care focused on the caregiver after the death of the patient.For how long of a period of time will the caregiver and family have access to the bereavement coordinator?

The hospice nurse documents an assessment finding of cachexia in the patient record.What does cachexia describe?

The social worker evaluates and assesses the psychosocial needs of the patient.To work in a hospice,the social worker must have at least which degree?

The nurse warns that nausea is a common side effect with opioid treatment.What is the best treatment for nausea caused by opioids?

Which are signs and symptoms of approaching death? (Select all that apply.)

Which medication relaxes the patient's respiratory effort and thus increases the efficiency of the patient's respiratory status?

When a deficiency in nutritional status of a patient is assessed,what action should be taken by the hospice nurse?

Which of the following is an expected part of the end-of-dying process?

The hospice spiritual coordinator can be affiliated with any religion,assists with the spiritual assessment of the patient,and develops the plan of care regarding spiritual matters.To work in a hospice,what degree should the spiritual coordinator possess?

The hospice nurse explains that to qualify for admission to a hospice,the attending physician must certify that the patient has a life expectancy of fewer than how many months?

What is the overall objective of hospice service?