Palliative Care - Nursing Care: Palliative Care
Exam questions and answers
Which item is not a stage in the Kubler-Ross model of grief? - ✅✅Anticipation
Which statement(s) discusses the goals of palliative care? Select all that apply. - ✅✅1. Provide relief
from symptoms, including pain.
2. Support holistic client care and enhance quality of life.
3. Offer support to the family during the client's illness and in their own bereavement.
4. Regard dying as a normal process.
What is important for the nurse to know when caring for a client at end of life? Select all that apply. -
✅✅1. The client's wishes for end of life
2. The nurse's own feelings about grief and the dying process
3. The family's expectations are for their loved one's dying process
Which response made by Rachael is an indication that she is in the denial phase of the grief process? -
✅✅"My mother looks fine; the doctor has the wrong patient!"
Barbara and her daughter Rachael are discussing options for her care. Which statement made by
Rachael requires further education? - ✅✅"My mom can go on hospice while she is undergoing
chemotherapy and radiation"
The nurse is teaching a student nurse about the role of hospice and how to care for their clients. Which
statement made by the student nurse is accurate? - ✅✅"We will help our clients talk about their life
experiences and encourage them to verbalize their feelings."
What is the priority action for the nurse regarding Barbara's statement? - ✅✅Ask Barbara if she has
discussed her wishes with the health care provider.
Exam questions and answers
Which item is not a stage in the Kubler-Ross model of grief? - ✅✅Anticipation
Which statement(s) discusses the goals of palliative care? Select all that apply. - ✅✅1. Provide relief
from symptoms, including pain.
2. Support holistic client care and enhance quality of life.
3. Offer support to the family during the client's illness and in their own bereavement.
4. Regard dying as a normal process.
What is important for the nurse to know when caring for a client at end of life? Select all that apply. -
✅✅1. The client's wishes for end of life
2. The nurse's own feelings about grief and the dying process
3. The family's expectations are for their loved one's dying process
Which response made by Rachael is an indication that she is in the denial phase of the grief process? -
✅✅"My mother looks fine; the doctor has the wrong patient!"
Barbara and her daughter Rachael are discussing options for her care. Which statement made by
Rachael requires further education? - ✅✅"My mom can go on hospice while she is undergoing
chemotherapy and radiation"
The nurse is teaching a student nurse about the role of hospice and how to care for their clients. Which
statement made by the student nurse is accurate? - ✅✅"We will help our clients talk about their life
experiences and encourage them to verbalize their feelings."
What is the priority action for the nurse regarding Barbara's statement? - ✅✅Ask Barbara if she has
discussed her wishes with the health care provider.
