ELNEC FINAL TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ SUDS.
Answer: SUDS (Sudden unexpanded death syndromewe are required to do
an autopsy
◍ Cultural Competency.
Answer: emphasizes differences in identity (i.e., cultural/religious groups,
death-related beliefs, practices, rituals, traditions)
◍ Anxiety.
Answer: an emotion characterized by feelings of tension, worried thoughts,
and physical changes like increased blood pressure
◍ examples of deaths from lethal congenital anomaly.
Answer: usually born with, structural abnormality of the brain/heart. Sit
born babies, dying within the first few hours/months
◍ Goals of Care.
Answer: used to define what type of care is most in line with the patient's
wishes; their goals should drive the decision-making process around
treatment
◍ Life-Sustaining Measures.
Answer: Withdrawing LSMWithholding LSMLimiting LSM
◍ The parents of a 2-year-old child who is dying from leukemia tell you they
are so afraid that they will forget who their child was years after he dies.
How should you respond?"Don't worry, you will always remember him and
will never forget him.""There is little that can be done now that he is
actively dying, but I am here with you.""Would you like me to call our child
life team who can help you with some memory making activities?""Have
, you taken any pictures of him so that you can look back at them in years to
come?".
Answer: Would you like me to call our child life team who can help you
with some memory making activities?"
◍ Which question should the nurse ask to assess a client's spirituality?.
Answer: What gives your life meaning?
◍ You are caring for an 82-year-old patient diagnosed with end-stage
dementia. They have developed dysphagia during the past few months. They
previously signed advance directives indicating they did not want medically
administered nutrition and hydration. Their family reports they have had a
lack of appetite and a weight loss of 5 pounds over the past few weeks.
Their family asks what strategies they might implement at home to help
with the patient's nutritional intake. What strategy could you as the nurse
recommend?.
Answer: Incorporate the patient's favorite foods into meals
◍ 1. During admission, the provider asked the client with end-stage renal
disease if they would like to have all available treatments, including CP
R. The client asks the nurse for help deciding. What is the nurse's BEST
response?.
Answer: What do you know about CPR? Have you ever heard about it
before?
◍ A client tells the nurse that he is very worried about dying. He knows his
disease is terminal and he only has a few months to live. He tells the nurse
he has done "some bad things" in his younger days and thinks God is going
to make him suffer now because of his past. After listening to his story, how
should the nurse respond?1.Oh, don't worry. That was a long time
ago.2.Some people suffer at the end of life, but we can give you medications
to help.3.What you have shared makes me wonder if you may be feeling
some spiritual distress. Would you like to talk to a member of our spiritual
care team?4.I know that God does not make people suffer and I am sure that
you will not suffer at end of life for your past..
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ SUDS.
Answer: SUDS (Sudden unexpanded death syndromewe are required to do
an autopsy
◍ Cultural Competency.
Answer: emphasizes differences in identity (i.e., cultural/religious groups,
death-related beliefs, practices, rituals, traditions)
◍ Anxiety.
Answer: an emotion characterized by feelings of tension, worried thoughts,
and physical changes like increased blood pressure
◍ examples of deaths from lethal congenital anomaly.
Answer: usually born with, structural abnormality of the brain/heart. Sit
born babies, dying within the first few hours/months
◍ Goals of Care.
Answer: used to define what type of care is most in line with the patient's
wishes; their goals should drive the decision-making process around
treatment
◍ Life-Sustaining Measures.
Answer: Withdrawing LSMWithholding LSMLimiting LSM
◍ The parents of a 2-year-old child who is dying from leukemia tell you they
are so afraid that they will forget who their child was years after he dies.
How should you respond?"Don't worry, you will always remember him and
will never forget him.""There is little that can be done now that he is
actively dying, but I am here with you.""Would you like me to call our child
life team who can help you with some memory making activities?""Have
, you taken any pictures of him so that you can look back at them in years to
come?".
Answer: Would you like me to call our child life team who can help you
with some memory making activities?"
◍ Which question should the nurse ask to assess a client's spirituality?.
Answer: What gives your life meaning?
◍ You are caring for an 82-year-old patient diagnosed with end-stage
dementia. They have developed dysphagia during the past few months. They
previously signed advance directives indicating they did not want medically
administered nutrition and hydration. Their family reports they have had a
lack of appetite and a weight loss of 5 pounds over the past few weeks.
Their family asks what strategies they might implement at home to help
with the patient's nutritional intake. What strategy could you as the nurse
recommend?.
Answer: Incorporate the patient's favorite foods into meals
◍ 1. During admission, the provider asked the client with end-stage renal
disease if they would like to have all available treatments, including CP
R. The client asks the nurse for help deciding. What is the nurse's BEST
response?.
Answer: What do you know about CPR? Have you ever heard about it
before?
◍ A client tells the nurse that he is very worried about dying. He knows his
disease is terminal and he only has a few months to live. He tells the nurse
he has done "some bad things" in his younger days and thinks God is going
to make him suffer now because of his past. After listening to his story, how
should the nurse respond?1.Oh, don't worry. That was a long time
ago.2.Some people suffer at the end of life, but we can give you medications
to help.3.What you have shared makes me wonder if you may be feeling
some spiritual distress. Would you like to talk to a member of our spiritual
care team?4.I know that God does not make people suffer and I am sure that
you will not suffer at end of life for your past..
