A 76 yr old palliative care patient who has end-stage COPD lives alone and is concerned
that emergency responders will perofmr CPR if they are called to her home. At this time, the
nurse should discuss:
A. legal guardianship
B. MPOA
C. a living will
D. a physician order for life-sustaining treatment (POLST)
D
,A living will ensures that:
A. a designated person can make decisions can make decisions for the patient when the
patient is no longer abble to speak for him/herself
B. a patient's wishes will be known when the patient can no longer speak for him/herself
C. a healthcare provider can order end of life care
D. emergency responders can forego life-saving treatments
B
A patient is very distraught and tells the nurse that she has just been diagnosed with breast
cancer and her doctor recommended palliative care. She asks, "Does this mean it's
terminal?" The nurse's best responses is:
A. palliative care is the same as end of life care; the goal is to keep you comfortable
B. palliative care is aimed at managing symptoms and can be incorporated into your other
treatments
C. a recommendation for palliative care means that your cancer is very advanced
D. there is no way to determine how advanced the cancer is right now
B
,Patients who have end stage dementia usually have a FAST score of:
A. 1
B. 3
C. 7
D. 10
C
To be eligible for hospice, a patient who has cancer must:
A. have another end stage disease
B. choose to forego curative treatments
C. have an eastern cooperative oncology group (ECOG) score of 0
D. have a PPS score of > 80
B
, a 70 yr old patient who has end stage renal disease stopped dialysis yesterday and has
been referred to hospice. During the admission intake, he tells the nurse that he would like
to purse renal transplantation. The most appropriate intervention is to:
A. request a referral for evaluation for transplantation
B. tell the patient he is not eligible for hospice
C. call the hospice MD for advice
D. arrange a meeting for the patient and IDT
D
The wife of a critically ill patient in the ICU asks the nurse about palliative care. The nurse's
best response is:
A. "I'll request a referral and arrange a meeting for you with the palliative care team"
B. "Do you think your spouse might die soon?"
C. "palliative care is not appropriate in the ICU"
D. "tell me more about why you would request palliative care"
A
that emergency responders will perofmr CPR if they are called to her home. At this time, the
nurse should discuss:
A. legal guardianship
B. MPOA
C. a living will
D. a physician order for life-sustaining treatment (POLST)
D
,A living will ensures that:
A. a designated person can make decisions can make decisions for the patient when the
patient is no longer abble to speak for him/herself
B. a patient's wishes will be known when the patient can no longer speak for him/herself
C. a healthcare provider can order end of life care
D. emergency responders can forego life-saving treatments
B
A patient is very distraught and tells the nurse that she has just been diagnosed with breast
cancer and her doctor recommended palliative care. She asks, "Does this mean it's
terminal?" The nurse's best responses is:
A. palliative care is the same as end of life care; the goal is to keep you comfortable
B. palliative care is aimed at managing symptoms and can be incorporated into your other
treatments
C. a recommendation for palliative care means that your cancer is very advanced
D. there is no way to determine how advanced the cancer is right now
B
,Patients who have end stage dementia usually have a FAST score of:
A. 1
B. 3
C. 7
D. 10
C
To be eligible for hospice, a patient who has cancer must:
A. have another end stage disease
B. choose to forego curative treatments
C. have an eastern cooperative oncology group (ECOG) score of 0
D. have a PPS score of > 80
B
, a 70 yr old patient who has end stage renal disease stopped dialysis yesterday and has
been referred to hospice. During the admission intake, he tells the nurse that he would like
to purse renal transplantation. The most appropriate intervention is to:
A. request a referral for evaluation for transplantation
B. tell the patient he is not eligible for hospice
C. call the hospice MD for advice
D. arrange a meeting for the patient and IDT
D
The wife of a critically ill patient in the ICU asks the nurse about palliative care. The nurse's
best response is:
A. "I'll request a referral and arrange a meeting for you with the palliative care team"
B. "Do you think your spouse might die soon?"
C. "palliative care is not appropriate in the ICU"
D. "tell me more about why you would request palliative care"
A
