NURS 6540 Week 11 Quiz

NURS 6540 Week 11 Quiz • Question 1 1 out of 1 points There is no ethical or legal difference between withholding an intervention (not starting it) and withdrawing life-sustaining medical treatment (stopping it after it has been started). true • Question 2 1 out of 1 points Significant depression and a desire to hasten death in a terminally ill older adult are Seriously under recognized and undertreated problems • Question 3 1 out of 1 points A useful scale for staging individuals with dementia and determining the possible need for palliative care is Reisberg functional assessment staging (FAST) • Question 4 1 out of 1 points Which class of medications is most useful in managing all four symptoms of dyspnea, cough, anxiety, and pain in terminally ill older adults? Opioids • Question 5 1 out of 1 points Successful outcomes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in hospitalized older adults are determined by All of the above – underlying health of the patient, cause of cardiac or respiratory arrest, technique used by the person performing COR