Exam 40: Hospice Care

The hospice nurse provides time to confer with the patient and family to:

The nurse reassures the patient and caregiver that part of the end-of-dying process is:

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:

The hospice nurse educates the patient and family about the members of the interdisciplinary team.Which caregivers are included? (Select all that apply.)

The hospice nurse tells the family that the nurse coordinator,an RN,will visit them to:

The nurse assures an anxious family that medication that will relax the patient's respiratory effort and thus increase the efficiency of respiratory status is:

During a visit by the hospice nurse,an older adult Hispanic male patient dies.To honor the cultural traditions,the nurse should:

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.This document is called a(n):

The patient informs the hospice nurse,"I'm not sold on this hospice thing.I'm not looking for Jesus,I'm just dying." The most therapeutic response by the nurse would be:

The nurse differentiates for the family active and palliative care,in that active care is:

The hospice nurse instructs caregivers in repositioning the patient because the patient spends most of the time reclining,which can lead to:

When a deficiency in nutritional status of a patient is assessed,the hospice nurse should:

The hospice nurse requests that the patient designate a primary caregiver for himself.The primary caregiver:

Because the family is confused about the meaning of palliative care,the hospice nurse explains it as treatment that is centered on a(n):

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 hospice spiritual coordinator can be affiliated with any church,assists with the spiritual assessment of the patient,and develops the plan of care regarding spiritual matters.The spiritual coordinator must possess a(n):

What are the goals of hospice service? (Select all that apply.)

In 1960,the hospice philosophy was launched by:

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 how many minutes before meals?

The nurse prepares the family for the most common problem of the terminally ill patient caused by narcotics,which is: