QMA/Indiana study guide chapters 1-8 Questions with Correct Answers

interventions provided or used for comfort and support to a dying payient Answer -Address each symptom independently -Symptoms may be controlled -Our attitudes may be just as important as our care Symptoms of Impending death Answer - Circulatory system, skin turns bluish purple, clammy, molted, excess sweat -respiratory sys, slow fast rat, Apnea, Cheyne Stokes -Digestive sys, difficulty swallowing, excessive secretions -Urinary sys, incontinence, very little output -Sensory sys, fixed eyes, hearing is acute -Body temp, extreme highs to low Recognize symptoms of the terminally ill Answer -Oblivious to time -lack of appetite -nausea and vomiting -constipation or diarrhea -stomatis-inflammation of the mouth -pruritus-severe itching with no rash