NSG 6435 WEEK 7 QUIZ PRACTICE
PACK 2026 TESTED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ Hospice Care.
Answer: treatment of the terminally ill with the goal of helping them to
die comfortably, without pain; curative care is forgone
◉ Physical manifestations of EOL - respiratory.
Answer: Cheyne-Stokes respirations, death rattle, terminal secretions,
loss of gag reflex (risk for aspiration)
◉ Physical manifestations of EOL - integumentary.
Answer: Mottling, cyanosis in nail beds, cold/clammy skin, and
"waxlike" skin very near death
◉ Decisional capacity.
Answer: ability to consent to or refuse care
◉ Tissue/Organ donation.
Answer: Some used within hours, notify physician immediately
◉ What guides our care?.
Answer: Code of Ethics - relieve suffering
, Principle of Beneficence - care is provided to benefit
Standard of Care - define nursing acts that are required for safe and
competent care
◉ Assessments - last hours of life.
Answer: limit to comfort measures, concerns about pain and respiratory
should be addressed, emotional/comfort support
◉ Postmortem Care.
Answer: close pt's eyes, replace dentures, wash/position body - allow
family privacy
◉ Classic triad of DKA.
Answer: hyperglycemia (>250)
ketones
acidosis
◉ Other manifestations of DKA include.
Answer: profound dehydration
tachycardia
fruity breath
(early signs) - weakness/lethargy
◉ DKA treatment includes.
PACK 2026 TESTED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ Hospice Care.
Answer: treatment of the terminally ill with the goal of helping them to
die comfortably, without pain; curative care is forgone
◉ Physical manifestations of EOL - respiratory.
Answer: Cheyne-Stokes respirations, death rattle, terminal secretions,
loss of gag reflex (risk for aspiration)
◉ Physical manifestations of EOL - integumentary.
Answer: Mottling, cyanosis in nail beds, cold/clammy skin, and
"waxlike" skin very near death
◉ Decisional capacity.
Answer: ability to consent to or refuse care
◉ Tissue/Organ donation.
Answer: Some used within hours, notify physician immediately
◉ What guides our care?.
Answer: Code of Ethics - relieve suffering
, Principle of Beneficence - care is provided to benefit
Standard of Care - define nursing acts that are required for safe and
competent care
◉ Assessments - last hours of life.
Answer: limit to comfort measures, concerns about pain and respiratory
should be addressed, emotional/comfort support
◉ Postmortem Care.
Answer: close pt's eyes, replace dentures, wash/position body - allow
family privacy
◉ Classic triad of DKA.
Answer: hyperglycemia (>250)
ketones
acidosis
◉ Other manifestations of DKA include.
Answer: profound dehydration
tachycardia
fruity breath
(early signs) - weakness/lethargy
◉ DKA treatment includes.
