NURS 6540 WEEK 11 QUIZ – QUESTION AND ANSWERS

NURS 6540 WEEK 11 QUIZ – QUESTION AND ANSWERS A useful scale for staging individuals with dementia and determining the possible need for palliative care is a. The Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) b. The Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE) c. The Reisberg Functional Assessment Staging (FAST) scale d. The Mini-Cog™ Screen for dementia Significant depression and a desire to hasten death in a terminally ill older adult are a. A normal consequence of aging and illness b. A result of the focus on advance directives c. A normal response to suffering d. Seriously under recognized and undertreated problems The use of feeding tubes, either nasogastric or percutaneous, at the end of life a. Improves quality of life b. Has no clinical benefit in patients with dementia c. Prolongs life d. Demonstrates to families that everything is being done for their loved one The principles of palliative care include all of the following EXCEPT a. A focus on curing underlying illness b. A focus on physical, psychologic, social, and spiritual needs c. Coordination of care among various providers d. Provision of bereavement support In patients using chronic opioid analgesia for significant pain, the need to increase dosage over time to achieve adequate analgesic effect indicates a. Withdrawal b. Addiction c. Tolerance d. Psychological dependence Successful outcomes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in hospitalized older adults are determined by a. The underlying health of the patient (comorbid conditions) b. The cause of cardiac or respiratory arrest c. The technique used by the person performing CPR