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TheBmajorityBofBhospiceBcareBisBprovidedBinBwhichBsetting?B
A.BHospitals
B.BPrivateBresidencesB
C.BJails
D.BPCBclinicsB-BAnswerAnswer:BB
Rationale:BWhileBhospiceBoccursBinBmanyBdifferentBsettingsBsuchBasBacuteBcareBhospitalBunits
,BPCBclinicsBorBambulatoryBsettings,BprivateBpractices,BandBprisons,BmostBhospiceBcareBisBpro
videdBinBprivateBresidencesBsuchBasBnursingBhomes,Bhomes,BandBresidentialBfacilities.
WhichBentityBisBtheBfirstBprofessionalBorganizationBforBexcellenceBinBtheBpracticeBofBhospiceB
nursing?
A.NationalBBoardBforBCertificationBofBHospiceBandBPalliativeBNursesB(NBCHPN)
B.BHospiceBandBPalliativeBNursesBFoundationB(HPNF)
C.BAdvancingExpertCare(AEC)
D.BHospiceBandBPalliativeBCareBNursesBAssociationB(HPNA)B-BAnswerAnswer:BD
Rationale:BIncorporatedBinB1987,BtheBHospiceBNursesBAssociationB(HNA)BbecameBtheBfirstBpro
fessionalBnursingBorganizationBdedicatedBtoBpromotingBexcellenceBinBtheBpracticeBofBhospiceB
nursing.BNBCHNBisBtheBNationalBBoardBforBCertificationBofBHospiceBandBPalliativeBNurses.BHP
NFBisBtheBHospiceBandBPalliativeBNursesBFoundation.BInB2014,BtheBHPNABcameBtogetherBwith
BtheBHospiceBandBPalliativeBNursesBFoundationB(HPNF)BandBtheBHospiceBandBPalliativeBCrede
ntialingBCenterB(HPCC)BtoBformBaBpartnershipBwithBaBsynergizedBmission.BTheBthreeBdistinctB
organizationsBformBAdvancingBExpertBCareB(AEC).
InB1995,BSUPPORTBinvestigatorsBcameBtoBwhichBconclusion?
A.BPatientsBwithBend-of-
lifeBcareBfeltBtheyBhadBadequateBcommunicationBwithBtheirBhealthcare
providers.
B.BPatientsBwithBendBofBlifeBcareBwereBrequestingBless-aggressiveBmedicalBtreatments.
C.BDyingBpatientsBrequireBanBindividualBandBcollectiveBcommitmentBfromBhealthcare
providers.
D.BDyingBpatientsBwereBreportingBmoderateBlevelsBofBpainBandBneededBlittleBincreaseBinBme
dication.B-BAnswerAnswer:BC
, Rationale:BTheB"StudyBtoBUnderstandBPrognosesBandBPreferencesBforBOutcomesBandBRisksBof
BTreatment"B(SUPPORT;BSUPPORTBStudyBInvestigators,B1995)BinvestigatorsBbelievedBthatBimpro
vingBtheBend-of-
lifeBcareBforBpatientsBrequiredBanBindividualBandBcollectiveBcommitmentBofBhealthcareBprovid
ersBandBthatBtheBcaregivingBprocessesBneededBtoBbeBreshaped.BSUPPORTBfindingsBindicatedB
aBlackBofBcommunicationBbetweenBpatientsBandBtheirBproviders,BparticularlyBrelatedBtoBEOLB
preferences,BaggressivenessBofBmedicalBtreatments,BandBaBhighBlevelBofBreportedBpainBbyBser
iouslyBillBandBdyingBpatients.
WhichBtypeBofBdiseaseBisBaBleadingBcauseBofBdeathBtoday?
A.BInfectious
B.BAutoimmuneB
C.BChronic
D.BAcuteB-BAnswerAnswer:BC
Rationale:BPeopleBtodayBareBlivingBmuchBlongerBthanBthoseBofBpreviousBeras.BTheBleadingBca
usesBofBdeathBhaveBchangedBfromBprimarilyBinfectiousBdiseasesBtoBchronicBillnesses.BInB2014,
BtheB10BleadingBcausesBofBdeathBwereBheartBdisease,Bcancer,BchronicBlowerBrespiratoryBdisea
ses,BunintentionalBinjuries,Bstroke,BAlzheimer'sBdisease,Bdiabetes,BinfluenzaBandBpneumonia,Bki
dneyBdisease,BandBsuicide.BTheseB10BcausesBofBdeathBaccountedBforB74%BofBtheB2.6Bmillion
BdeathsBinB2014.
WhatBisBtheBpurposeBofBtheBeightBdomainsBofBpalliativeBcare?
A.BToBreflectBnationalBguidelinesBforBqualityBpalliativeBcare
B.BToBcorrelateBpalliativeBcareBwithBhospiceBparameters
C.BToBdetermineBnursingBschoolBpalliativeBcareBlearningBobjectives
D.BToBeducateBphysiciansBonBtheBbenefitsBofBaBpalliativeBcareB-BAnswerAnswer:BA
Rationale:BTheBdomainsBofBqualityBpalliativeBcareBareBdesignedBtoBcomplementBtheBprocessB
ofBimprovingBPCBquality.BTheBqualificationsBofBcaregiversBareBdeterminedBbyBtheBorganization
sBthatBgrantBprofessionalBcredentialsBandBprogrammaticBaccreditation.BAsBaBspecialtyBorganiza
tion,BtheBHospiceBandBPalliativeBCareBNursesBAssociationBhasBidentifiedBtheBscopeBandBstand
ardsBofBhospiceBandBpalliativeBcareBnursingBandBtheBcompetenciesBatBallBlevelsBofBnursingBpr
actice,BspecificallyBnursingBassistants,BlicensedBvocationalBnurses,BprofessionalBregisteredBnurse
s,BandBadvancedBpracticeBnurses.
InBadditionBtoBtheBnurse,BwhichBprofessionalsBareBcoreBmembersBofBtheBpalliativeBcareBteam
?
A.BDieticianBandBphysicalBtherapist
B.BPhysicianBandBpharmacist