End of Life Nursing Care & Palliative Care
EXAM QUESTIONS VERIFIED ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026
Which action would the nurse take when performing an assessment of a hospice patient?
- Obtain a thorough health history from an in-depth interview
- In the agency setting, complete an assessment every four hours
- Utilize available resources such as the health history in the medical record.
- Avoid completing a social assessment to conserve time - CORRECT ANSWERS Utilize available
resources such as the health history in the medical record
Which statement best describes the nurse's role with patients at the end of life (EOL)?
- Nurses spend an equal amount of time with the patient when compared to the interprofessional team
(IPT).
- The treatment plan consists of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
- The focus is on curative therapies.
- Care delivered at EOL is similar across all lifespans - CORRECT ANSWERS The treatment plan
consists of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Which action would the nurse implement to address the overall goals of a patient who is dying? Select
all that apply. One, some, or all responses may be correct.
- Administer pain medications.
- Assist the patient and family with planning and coordinating EOL care.
- Prepare the patient for chemotherapy.
- Educate the patient regarding removal of a tumor.
- Assess current comfort and safety measures. - CORRECT ANSWERS - Administer pain
medications
, - Assist the patient and family with planning and coordinating EOL care
- Assess current comfort and safety measures
Which action would the nurse implement to address the importance of psychosocial care at the end of
life (EOL)?
- Complete a routine assessment
- Assess the level of alertness to ensure safe oral intake
- Provide ice chips
- Promote visits from the spiritual care service providers - CORRECT ANSWERS Promote visits
from the spiritual care service providers
Which action would the nurse take when caring for a dying patient who is alone and afraid?
- Acknowledge the patient may desire to be alone and is expressing anger
- Administer prescribed oxygen
- Discuss an alternative pain management regimen with the provider
- Sit with the patient and listen to them share their memories - CORRECT ANSWERS Sit with
the patient and listen to them share their memories
Which action would the nurse include in the care plan to address terminal secretions in a dying patient?
Select all that apply. One, some, or all responses may be correct.
- Administer the prescribed anticholinergic medication.
- Reposition the patient.
- Assess for skin breakdown.
- Provide oral care.
- Monitor for signs of anxiety or pain. - CORRECT ANSWERS - Administer the prescribed
anticholinergic medication.
- Reposition the patient.
EXAM QUESTIONS VERIFIED ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026
Which action would the nurse take when performing an assessment of a hospice patient?
- Obtain a thorough health history from an in-depth interview
- In the agency setting, complete an assessment every four hours
- Utilize available resources such as the health history in the medical record.
- Avoid completing a social assessment to conserve time - CORRECT ANSWERS Utilize available
resources such as the health history in the medical record
Which statement best describes the nurse's role with patients at the end of life (EOL)?
- Nurses spend an equal amount of time with the patient when compared to the interprofessional team
(IPT).
- The treatment plan consists of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
- The focus is on curative therapies.
- Care delivered at EOL is similar across all lifespans - CORRECT ANSWERS The treatment plan
consists of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Which action would the nurse implement to address the overall goals of a patient who is dying? Select
all that apply. One, some, or all responses may be correct.
- Administer pain medications.
- Assist the patient and family with planning and coordinating EOL care.
- Prepare the patient for chemotherapy.
- Educate the patient regarding removal of a tumor.
- Assess current comfort and safety measures. - CORRECT ANSWERS - Administer pain
medications
, - Assist the patient and family with planning and coordinating EOL care
- Assess current comfort and safety measures
Which action would the nurse implement to address the importance of psychosocial care at the end of
life (EOL)?
- Complete a routine assessment
- Assess the level of alertness to ensure safe oral intake
- Provide ice chips
- Promote visits from the spiritual care service providers - CORRECT ANSWERS Promote visits
from the spiritual care service providers
Which action would the nurse take when caring for a dying patient who is alone and afraid?
- Acknowledge the patient may desire to be alone and is expressing anger
- Administer prescribed oxygen
- Discuss an alternative pain management regimen with the provider
- Sit with the patient and listen to them share their memories - CORRECT ANSWERS Sit with
the patient and listen to them share their memories
Which action would the nurse include in the care plan to address terminal secretions in a dying patient?
Select all that apply. One, some, or all responses may be correct.
- Administer the prescribed anticholinergic medication.
- Reposition the patient.
- Assess for skin breakdown.
- Provide oral care.
- Monitor for signs of anxiety or pain. - CORRECT ANSWERS - Administer the prescribed
anticholinergic medication.
- Reposition the patient.
