ELNEC 2025/2026 Exam Questions and
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You are asked to describe palliative care to a family member. Which of the
following statements would be BEST to include in your discussion?
A. Palliative cares main focus is to improve pain
B. Palliative care supports the patients goals of care
C. Palliative care is offered when treatment for an underlying condition is
no longer working
D. Palliative care is curative care - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B. Palliative care
supports the patients goals of care
,Palliative care attends to the physical, functional, psychological, practical
and spiritual consequences of a serious illness. It is a person and family
centered approach to care.
What should be MOST important in driving decision making in palliative
care?
A. Finding a cure for the illness
B. The paitnets goals of care
C. The need for end of life care
D. The wishes of the interprofessional team - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B. The
paitnets goals of care
It is vital that nurses is collaborate with members of the interprofessional
team, to honor the patience goals of care, and to provide palliative care
across the continuum of illness for all seriously ill patients and their families
.
What is one of the nurses MOST important roles in caring for seriously ill
patients and their families?
,A. Working alone as the nurse is the one who knows the patients best
B. Interesting new non-traditional therapies no yet supported by evidence
C. Providing listening and presence
D. Advocating for aggressive medical treatment until the last day of life - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔C. Providing listening and presence
Providing presence is a powerful nursing intervention. It is a way of
expressing compassionate, caring. When nurses are actively and fully
present, they use strong, listening skills and allow the patient to direct the
conversation.
A client has been offered hospice care for her and the stage, cardiac
disease. Which statements reflect a need for the nurse to provide further
education?
A. I know I am close to the end of my life.
B. My family would really benefit from hospice just as much as I would.
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, C. My friend had hospice care, and her only wish was that she'd had
hospice care longer than two months.
D. Why would I get hospice? I thought hospice was really for patients with
cancer. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D. Why would I get hospice? I thought hospice
was really for patients with cancer.
The nurse should provide further education on hospice care. Hospice is
appropriate for patients who are no longer seeking life, prolonging
treatment, and who the physician's certifies have a prognosis of six months
or less. The patient's life limiting condition can include non-cancer,
diagnosis, or a combination of diagnosis.
Which disease and dying trajectory best represents the course of a person
with Alzheimer's disease?
A. Sudden death.
B. Steady decline.
C. Chronic illness.
D. Progressive deterioration. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D. Progressive deterioration.
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You are asked to describe palliative care to a family member. Which of the
following statements would be BEST to include in your discussion?
A. Palliative cares main focus is to improve pain
B. Palliative care supports the patients goals of care
C. Palliative care is offered when treatment for an underlying condition is
no longer working
D. Palliative care is curative care - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B. Palliative care
supports the patients goals of care
,Palliative care attends to the physical, functional, psychological, practical
and spiritual consequences of a serious illness. It is a person and family
centered approach to care.
What should be MOST important in driving decision making in palliative
care?
A. Finding a cure for the illness
B. The paitnets goals of care
C. The need for end of life care
D. The wishes of the interprofessional team - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B. The
paitnets goals of care
It is vital that nurses is collaborate with members of the interprofessional
team, to honor the patience goals of care, and to provide palliative care
across the continuum of illness for all seriously ill patients and their families
.
What is one of the nurses MOST important roles in caring for seriously ill
patients and their families?
,A. Working alone as the nurse is the one who knows the patients best
B. Interesting new non-traditional therapies no yet supported by evidence
C. Providing listening and presence
D. Advocating for aggressive medical treatment until the last day of life - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔C. Providing listening and presence
Providing presence is a powerful nursing intervention. It is a way of
expressing compassionate, caring. When nurses are actively and fully
present, they use strong, listening skills and allow the patient to direct the
conversation.
A client has been offered hospice care for her and the stage, cardiac
disease. Which statements reflect a need for the nurse to provide further
education?
A. I know I am close to the end of my life.
B. My family would really benefit from hospice just as much as I would.
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, C. My friend had hospice care, and her only wish was that she'd had
hospice care longer than two months.
D. Why would I get hospice? I thought hospice was really for patients with
cancer. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D. Why would I get hospice? I thought hospice
was really for patients with cancer.
The nurse should provide further education on hospice care. Hospice is
appropriate for patients who are no longer seeking life, prolonging
treatment, and who the physician's certifies have a prognosis of six months
or less. The patient's life limiting condition can include non-cancer,
diagnosis, or a combination of diagnosis.
Which disease and dying trajectory best represents the course of a person
with Alzheimer's disease?
A. Sudden death.
B. Steady decline.
C. Chronic illness.
D. Progressive deterioration. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D. Progressive deterioration.
