NUR 170 Exam 4 UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What are the stages of grief? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Denial
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Acceptance
What is the grieving process affected by? - CORRECT ANSWER -Significance and
circumstances of the loss
-Timeliness of the death
-Amount of support for the bereaved
-Spiritual beliefs
-Cultural values
-Person's developmental stages
-Conflicts existing at the time of the death
What is the Uniform Determination of Death Act? - CORRECT ANSWER States:
Individual has sustained either
1. Irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory function
2. Irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including brain stem (Brain dead)
What is hospice care? - CORRECT ANSWER Movement and an approach to allow
terminally ill people to face death with dignity and to be surrounded by the comfort of their
home and family.
What is an autopsy? - CORRECT ANSWER Medical examination of the body to
determine cause of death.
,How can a nurse facilitate grief? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Validating feelings
2. Providing opportunity and encouragement to talk about the lost person
What should a nurse do at the time of death? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Do not interrupt
or intrude upon family
2. Give family as much time as they need to say goodbye to their loved ones
3. Express your sympathy
Over what time period does active dying occur? - CORRECT ANSWER Occurs over a 10-
14 day period (Could take as little as 24 hours)
What should a nurse do when a patient is near death? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Focus on
relieving physical symptoms and emotional distress
2. If patient can communicate, ask about immediate concerns
How is the body cared for after death? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Make body presentable
to family
2. Carefully placing identification tags
3. Arranging to have the body sent to the morgue
Who must the death certificate be signed by? - CORRECT ANSWER Person who legally
pronounced the death (Usually a physician)
What are barriers to spiritual care? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Lack of awareness of
spirituality in general and of your own spiritual belief system
2. Differences in spirituality between the nurse and the patient
3. Fear that your spiritual knowledge is insufficient
4. Fear of where spiritual discussions may lead
, How does NANDA-I describe spiritual needs? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Moral distress
2. Spiritual distress
3. Risk for spiritual distress
4. Readiness for Enhanced Spiritual Well-Being
5. Impaired religiosity
6. Risk for impaired religiosity
7. Readiness for enhanced religiosity
What is palliative care? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Provides medical and support services
for pts who have serious, chronic, life-limiting illness
2. Can be combined with curative interventions
What are the goals of palliative care? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Prevent or treat the
symptoms of the disease or treat the disease as early as possible
2. Prevent or treat the psychological, social, and spiritual problems related to the disease or
treatment
3. Help patients with chronic conditions live more comfortably
What is plan of care based on? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Patient and family's
expectations and goals
2. Team's assessment, recommendations, and support
What is caregiving? - CORRECT ANSWER Multidimensional concept: Action or process
of helping those who are suffering
What are the factors on how caregivers respond to challenges of caregiving? - CORRECT
ANSWER 1. Perception
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What are the stages of grief? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Denial
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Acceptance
What is the grieving process affected by? - CORRECT ANSWER -Significance and
circumstances of the loss
-Timeliness of the death
-Amount of support for the bereaved
-Spiritual beliefs
-Cultural values
-Person's developmental stages
-Conflicts existing at the time of the death
What is the Uniform Determination of Death Act? - CORRECT ANSWER States:
Individual has sustained either
1. Irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory function
2. Irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including brain stem (Brain dead)
What is hospice care? - CORRECT ANSWER Movement and an approach to allow
terminally ill people to face death with dignity and to be surrounded by the comfort of their
home and family.
What is an autopsy? - CORRECT ANSWER Medical examination of the body to
determine cause of death.
,How can a nurse facilitate grief? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Validating feelings
2. Providing opportunity and encouragement to talk about the lost person
What should a nurse do at the time of death? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Do not interrupt
or intrude upon family
2. Give family as much time as they need to say goodbye to their loved ones
3. Express your sympathy
Over what time period does active dying occur? - CORRECT ANSWER Occurs over a 10-
14 day period (Could take as little as 24 hours)
What should a nurse do when a patient is near death? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Focus on
relieving physical symptoms and emotional distress
2. If patient can communicate, ask about immediate concerns
How is the body cared for after death? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Make body presentable
to family
2. Carefully placing identification tags
3. Arranging to have the body sent to the morgue
Who must the death certificate be signed by? - CORRECT ANSWER Person who legally
pronounced the death (Usually a physician)
What are barriers to spiritual care? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Lack of awareness of
spirituality in general and of your own spiritual belief system
2. Differences in spirituality between the nurse and the patient
3. Fear that your spiritual knowledge is insufficient
4. Fear of where spiritual discussions may lead
, How does NANDA-I describe spiritual needs? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Moral distress
2. Spiritual distress
3. Risk for spiritual distress
4. Readiness for Enhanced Spiritual Well-Being
5. Impaired religiosity
6. Risk for impaired religiosity
7. Readiness for enhanced religiosity
What is palliative care? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Provides medical and support services
for pts who have serious, chronic, life-limiting illness
2. Can be combined with curative interventions
What are the goals of palliative care? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Prevent or treat the
symptoms of the disease or treat the disease as early as possible
2. Prevent or treat the psychological, social, and spiritual problems related to the disease or
treatment
3. Help patients with chronic conditions live more comfortably
What is plan of care based on? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Patient and family's
expectations and goals
2. Team's assessment, recommendations, and support
What is caregiving? - CORRECT ANSWER Multidimensional concept: Action or process
of helping those who are suffering
What are the factors on how caregivers respond to challenges of caregiving? - CORRECT
ANSWER 1. Perception
