Fundamentals-Edapt-End of Life
Question and answers correctly
solved 2025/2026
The nurse is preparing to care for a dying client, and several family members are at the client's bedside.
Which therapeutic techniques should the nurse use when communicating with the family? (SATA) -
correct answer ✔-Assist the client and family with decision making, if asked.
-Encourage expression of feelings, concerns, and fears.
-Be honest and keep the client and family informed.
The nurse is caring for a terminally ill adolescent client. When caring for this client, which intervention
should the nurse implement? - correct answer ✔Encourage the client to maintain maximum self-
control.
The nurse is caring for a terminally ill child who is receiving palliative care. When explaining the purpose
of palliative care to the child's caregiver, which statement made by the caregivers helps the nurse
recognize the need for additional teaching? - correct answer ✔"Palliative care interventions accelerate
death."
An 80-year-old client is receiving palliative care for heart failure. What are the primary purposes for
receiving palliative care? (SATA) - correct answer ✔-Improve the quality of life.
-Focus on reducing the severity of disease symptoms.
A client has been in the dying process for about 10 days. The client's partner has left only for very short
periods during this time and looks pale and exhausted. The nurse, realizing the partner has not eaten
much, suggests that they take a break to eat and rest. The partner declines, saying, "I don't want to
leave. We won't have much more time together and I'm afraid I won't be here when my love dies."
What is the best action taken by the nurse? - correct answer ✔Place a cot at the bedside and arrange
to have food brought in.
Question and answers correctly
solved 2025/2026
The nurse is preparing to care for a dying client, and several family members are at the client's bedside.
Which therapeutic techniques should the nurse use when communicating with the family? (SATA) -
correct answer ✔-Assist the client and family with decision making, if asked.
-Encourage expression of feelings, concerns, and fears.
-Be honest and keep the client and family informed.
The nurse is caring for a terminally ill adolescent client. When caring for this client, which intervention
should the nurse implement? - correct answer ✔Encourage the client to maintain maximum self-
control.
The nurse is caring for a terminally ill child who is receiving palliative care. When explaining the purpose
of palliative care to the child's caregiver, which statement made by the caregivers helps the nurse
recognize the need for additional teaching? - correct answer ✔"Palliative care interventions accelerate
death."
An 80-year-old client is receiving palliative care for heart failure. What are the primary purposes for
receiving palliative care? (SATA) - correct answer ✔-Improve the quality of life.
-Focus on reducing the severity of disease symptoms.
A client has been in the dying process for about 10 days. The client's partner has left only for very short
periods during this time and looks pale and exhausted. The nurse, realizing the partner has not eaten
much, suggests that they take a break to eat and rest. The partner declines, saying, "I don't want to
leave. We won't have much more time together and I'm afraid I won't be here when my love dies."
What is the best action taken by the nurse? - correct answer ✔Place a cot at the bedside and arrange
to have food brought in.
