PN2006 FINAL PAPER QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◉ The nurse is caring for a patient who died as a result of an
inflicted trauma, even though vigorous resuscitative efforts were
taken. Which information should the nurse include when
preparing the family to see the deceased patient?
a. Some tubes will be left in since the body is now a coroner's case.
b. State law requires an autopsy for a coroner's case.
c. Organ and tissue donation is impossible after autopsy.
d. Families can decline the autopsy for religious reasons.
Answer: b. State law requires an autopsy for a coroner's case.
◉ The family of the patient receiving hospice care is at the
bedside expecting an imminent death. They become upset when
the patient suddenly becomes restless and disoriented. Which
should the nurse implement as the patient advocate?
a. Apply oxygen with a face mask.
b. Ask the family to leave the room.
c. Speak to the patient calmly and softly.
d. Administer extra pain medication.
Answer: c. Speak to the patient calmly and softy
,◉ During postmortem care the patient's family says that the
patient didn't have his dentures to place in his mouth. Which
action should the nurse take at this time?
a. Place a rolled-up towel under the patient's chin.
b. Stuff the mouth with cotton to maintain the facial contour.
c. Tell the family to take the dentures to the funeral home.
d. Ask the family what they want to do about this situation.
Answer: a. Place a rolled-up towel under the patient's chin.
◉ The nurse provides postmortem care for an unfamiliar patient.
Which approach should the nurse use to best care for the body
after death?
a. Ask about the patient's cultural or spiritual practices.
b. Remove tubes and lines before they become difficult to remove.
c. Cover the patient and transfer the body to the morgue.
d. Remove the old patient identification (ID) band and apply a
new one.
Answer: a. Ask about the patient's cultural or spiritual practices.
◉ The nurse is caring for a Hindu patient receiving hospice care.
Which does the nurse expect to facilitate for the family when the
patient dies?
,a. Allowing the family members to wash and prepare the patient's
body
b. Helping the family arrange for burial of the body
c. Communion and prayers by any type of minister or priest
d. Discussion of the finality of death
Answer: a. Allowing the family members to wash and prepare the
patient's body
◉ The nurse plans nonpharmacological comfort measures for a
patient who is dying. What activity should the nurse include for
this type of comfort?
a. Keep the head of the bed lowered.
b. Provide regular hygiene and skin care.
c. Reduce the amount of analgesics given.
d. Offer foods and liquids with strong aromas.
Answer: b. Provide regular hygiene and skin care.
◉ The nurse wants to provide specialized nursing care for a
patient with a serious degenerative illness that is not life
threatening but for which there is no cure. Which approach would
the nurse use in the care of this patient?
a. Hospice care
, b. A combination of hospice care and palliative care
c. Palliative care
d. Experimental curative therapy with hospice care
Answer: c. Palliative care
◉ The family wants to see their family member who has just died.
What actions by the nurse should be undertaken when the family
comes to visit?
a. Provide hygienic care, including hair care, in their presence.
b. Tell the family to ask any questions that they have about the
patient.
c. Place the patient's valuables in the body bag to accompany the
patient to the morgue.
d. Share past experiences of grief with the family so they
understand that what they are feeling is not unique.
Answer: b. Tell the family to ask any questions that they have
about the patient.
◉ The nurse is caring for a patient who is dying but is receiving
palliative care. What reason should the nurse give to the patient's
family for this type of care?
a. It eliminates all adverse symptoms.
b. It improves the patient's quality of life for the time that
remains.
SOLUTIONS
◉ The nurse is caring for a patient who died as a result of an
inflicted trauma, even though vigorous resuscitative efforts were
taken. Which information should the nurse include when
preparing the family to see the deceased patient?
a. Some tubes will be left in since the body is now a coroner's case.
b. State law requires an autopsy for a coroner's case.
c. Organ and tissue donation is impossible after autopsy.
d. Families can decline the autopsy for religious reasons.
Answer: b. State law requires an autopsy for a coroner's case.
◉ The family of the patient receiving hospice care is at the
bedside expecting an imminent death. They become upset when
the patient suddenly becomes restless and disoriented. Which
should the nurse implement as the patient advocate?
a. Apply oxygen with a face mask.
b. Ask the family to leave the room.
c. Speak to the patient calmly and softly.
d. Administer extra pain medication.
Answer: c. Speak to the patient calmly and softy
,◉ During postmortem care the patient's family says that the
patient didn't have his dentures to place in his mouth. Which
action should the nurse take at this time?
a. Place a rolled-up towel under the patient's chin.
b. Stuff the mouth with cotton to maintain the facial contour.
c. Tell the family to take the dentures to the funeral home.
d. Ask the family what they want to do about this situation.
Answer: a. Place a rolled-up towel under the patient's chin.
◉ The nurse provides postmortem care for an unfamiliar patient.
Which approach should the nurse use to best care for the body
after death?
a. Ask about the patient's cultural or spiritual practices.
b. Remove tubes and lines before they become difficult to remove.
c. Cover the patient and transfer the body to the morgue.
d. Remove the old patient identification (ID) band and apply a
new one.
Answer: a. Ask about the patient's cultural or spiritual practices.
◉ The nurse is caring for a Hindu patient receiving hospice care.
Which does the nurse expect to facilitate for the family when the
patient dies?
,a. Allowing the family members to wash and prepare the patient's
body
b. Helping the family arrange for burial of the body
c. Communion and prayers by any type of minister or priest
d. Discussion of the finality of death
Answer: a. Allowing the family members to wash and prepare the
patient's body
◉ The nurse plans nonpharmacological comfort measures for a
patient who is dying. What activity should the nurse include for
this type of comfort?
a. Keep the head of the bed lowered.
b. Provide regular hygiene and skin care.
c. Reduce the amount of analgesics given.
d. Offer foods and liquids with strong aromas.
Answer: b. Provide regular hygiene and skin care.
◉ The nurse wants to provide specialized nursing care for a
patient with a serious degenerative illness that is not life
threatening but for which there is no cure. Which approach would
the nurse use in the care of this patient?
a. Hospice care
, b. A combination of hospice care and palliative care
c. Palliative care
d. Experimental curative therapy with hospice care
Answer: c. Palliative care
◉ The family wants to see their family member who has just died.
What actions by the nurse should be undertaken when the family
comes to visit?
a. Provide hygienic care, including hair care, in their presence.
b. Tell the family to ask any questions that they have about the
patient.
c. Place the patient's valuables in the body bag to accompany the
patient to the morgue.
d. Share past experiences of grief with the family so they
understand that what they are feeling is not unique.
Answer: b. Tell the family to ask any questions that they have
about the patient.
◉ The nurse is caring for a patient who is dying but is receiving
palliative care. What reason should the nurse give to the patient's
family for this type of care?
a. It eliminates all adverse symptoms.
b. It improves the patient's quality of life for the time that
remains.
