Hospice Palliative Care Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
Nurses should be prepared to provide palliative approach to care in
which of the following care settings? Select all that apply.
a. Acute care
b. Home and community care
c. Long term care
d. Critical care
e. Complex continuing care -
correct answer ✅a, b, c, d, e
The nurse recognizes that their colleague requires further
education when they identify which of the following as a domain of
palliative care?
a. Physical
b. Psychological
c. Pain control
d. Loss/grief -
correct answer ✅c
, Hospice Palliative Care Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
A 45-year-old client is diagnosed with metastatic lung cancer
secondary to an occupational exposure. He currently works three
part-time jobs to support his family. He tells the nurse, "I can't stop
thinking about how my wife will be able to manage the bills and the
kids' education when I am gone." Which of the following palliative
care domains is most relevant to this scenario?
a. Psychological
b. Social
c. Physical
d. Loss/grief -
correct answer ✅b
A client is rated as being 10% on the Palliative Performance Scale.
The nurse interprets this as which of the following?
a. The client is likely to die within a few days.
b. The client is likely to die within several weeks.
c. The client is able to perform 10% of their usual activities.
d. The client is requiring care for 90% of their needs. -
correct answer ✅a
& Answers (Grade A+)
Nurses should be prepared to provide palliative approach to care in
which of the following care settings? Select all that apply.
a. Acute care
b. Home and community care
c. Long term care
d. Critical care
e. Complex continuing care -
correct answer ✅a, b, c, d, e
The nurse recognizes that their colleague requires further
education when they identify which of the following as a domain of
palliative care?
a. Physical
b. Psychological
c. Pain control
d. Loss/grief -
correct answer ✅c
, Hospice Palliative Care Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
A 45-year-old client is diagnosed with metastatic lung cancer
secondary to an occupational exposure. He currently works three
part-time jobs to support his family. He tells the nurse, "I can't stop
thinking about how my wife will be able to manage the bills and the
kids' education when I am gone." Which of the following palliative
care domains is most relevant to this scenario?
a. Psychological
b. Social
c. Physical
d. Loss/grief -
correct answer ✅b
A client is rated as being 10% on the Palliative Performance Scale.
The nurse interprets this as which of the following?
a. The client is likely to die within a few days.
b. The client is likely to die within several weeks.
c. The client is able to perform 10% of their usual activities.
d. The client is requiring care for 90% of their needs. -
correct answer ✅a
