BEHS 380 End of Life Questions And Answers All Verified

BEHS 380 End of Life Questions And Answers All Verified An 80-year-old female patient is receiving palliative care for heart failure. Primary purpose(s) of her receiving palliative care is (are) to (select all that apply) a. improve her quality of life. b. assess her coping ability with disease. c. have time to teach patients and family about disease. d. focus on reducing the severity of disease symptoms. e. provide care that the family is unwilling or unable to give. - ANS A, D The primary purpose of hospice is to a. allow patients to die at home. b. provide better quality of care than the family can. c. coordinate care for dying patients and their families. d. provide comfort and support for dying patients and their families. - ANS D A 67-year-old woman was recently diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer. Before the diagnosis she was very active in her neighborhood association. Her husband is concerned because his wife is staying at home and missing her usual community activities. Which common EOL psychological manifestation is she most likely demonstrating? a. Peacefulness b. Decreased socialization c. Decreased decision making d. Anxiety about unfinished business - ANS B For the past 5 years Tom has repeatedly asked his mother to donate his deceased father's belongings to charity, but his mother has refused. She sits in the bedroom closet, crying and talking to her long-dead husband. What type of grief is Tom's mother experiencing? a. Adaptive grief b. Disruptive grief c. Anticipatory grief d. Prolonged grief disorder - ANS D