Palliative and Hospice Care Exam questions
and answers
A nurse is caring for a client who has stage IV heart failure. The client has crackles in his lungs and is
experiencing fluid overload. Which of the following medications should the nurse plan to administer to
the client? - ✅✅Furosemide.
Furosemide is a diuretic which reduces the workload of the heart along with the congestion and excess
fluid. This allows the client to breathe easier.
A nurse is providing palliative care for a client who has bone cancer. The client reports chronic pain all
over his body. Which of the following non-pharmacological comfort interventions should the nurse
take? - ✅✅Massage the clients extremities.
A nurse is caring for a client who has been diagnosed with cervical cancer. The client asks the nurse
about palliative care. Which of the following responses should the nurse give? - ✅✅"Care is delivered
for serious illnesses and focuses on quality of life"
A nurse is assessing a client who is in the end stage of life. The client is unconscious and has a "death
rattle." Which of the following medications should the nurse plan to administer to the client? -
✅✅Scopolamine
Scopolamine is an anticholinergic which will assist in drying the clients secretions, making it easier for
them to breathe.
A nurse is providing palliative care for a client who has end stage lung cancer and is dyspneic. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take? - ✅✅Apply supplemental oxygen.
and answers
A nurse is caring for a client who has stage IV heart failure. The client has crackles in his lungs and is
experiencing fluid overload. Which of the following medications should the nurse plan to administer to
the client? - ✅✅Furosemide.
Furosemide is a diuretic which reduces the workload of the heart along with the congestion and excess
fluid. This allows the client to breathe easier.
A nurse is providing palliative care for a client who has bone cancer. The client reports chronic pain all
over his body. Which of the following non-pharmacological comfort interventions should the nurse
take? - ✅✅Massage the clients extremities.
A nurse is caring for a client who has been diagnosed with cervical cancer. The client asks the nurse
about palliative care. Which of the following responses should the nurse give? - ✅✅"Care is delivered
for serious illnesses and focuses on quality of life"
A nurse is assessing a client who is in the end stage of life. The client is unconscious and has a "death
rattle." Which of the following medications should the nurse plan to administer to the client? -
✅✅Scopolamine
Scopolamine is an anticholinergic which will assist in drying the clients secretions, making it easier for
them to breathe.
A nurse is providing palliative care for a client who has end stage lung cancer and is dyspneic. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take? - ✅✅Apply supplemental oxygen.
