NURSING FINAL EXAM – COMPREHENSIVE
REVIEW & MASTER STUDY GUIDE | UPDATED
2025-2026 EDITION WITH 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS, HIGH-YIELD CONCEPTS &
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CURRICULUM FINAL REVIEW
Examples of Culturally Competent Care
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- ask the person or their representatives what
they prefer and then to meet their preferences
wherever possible.
- try to understand a person's history by talking
to them and their family.
- ask questions if you are unsure.
- Use an interpreter
What do hospitals focus on?
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Hospitals
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have become acute care providers for people
who are too ill to care for themselves at home,
who are severely injured, who have an
exacerbation of a chronic disease, who require
surgery or complicated treatment, or who are
having babies.
Outpatient
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Those who require health care but do not need
to stay in the facility
outpatient surgery
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Clients who have this have the procedure,
return to a hospital room for recovery, and then
are discharged home on the same day
Hospice
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Is a program of palliative and
supportive services providing physical,
psychological, social, and spiritual care for
dying persons (with the expectation of 6
months or less of life), along with their families,
and other loved ones.
Hospice Nurses
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Do not implement care to improve health, focus
on children with chronic illnesses, or care for
older adults in long-term care.
After the death of a client in hospice what
happens?
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the hospice nurse continues to care for the
client's family during the bereavement period,
for up to 1 year, regardless of the setting in
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which the client received hospice care. During
this time, nurses help the family to work
through their loss
What is the goal of Palliative care
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The goal is to provide relief from the symptoms,
pain, and stress of a serious illness, and to
improve the quality of life for both the client
and the family. It is not restricted to end-of-life
care.
Palliative care
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May be given in conjunction with medical
treatment and in all types of health care
settings, is client- and family-centered care that
optimizes the quality of life by anticipating,
preventing, and treating suffering
Bereavement Care