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Palliative Care Nursing Exam Questions And Answers

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13 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

KenAli

Palliative Care Nursing 2024 Study Guide Components of Palliative Care - answer- Effective symptom management - Effective communication - Psychological, social and spiritual support - Rehabilitation - Person centered care - Coordination of services - EOL care - Support in bereavement Difference between Palliative care and hospice care - answer- Both provide comfort - Palliative care is symptom focused for patients with a serious illness no matter diagnosis or prognosis - Hospice is a...

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11 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

Thebright

Palliative Care Nursing Questions and Correct Answers

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5 items

Axpert

Components of Palliative Care Ans--- Effective symptom management - Effective communication - Psychological, social and spiritual support - Rehabilitation - Person centered care - Coordination of services - EOL care - Support in bereavement Difference between Palliative care and hospice care Ans--- Both provide comfort - Palliative care is symptom focused for patients with a serious illness no matter diagnosis or prognosis - Hospice is a subset of palliative care for patients at...

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23 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

Axpert

Palliative Care Nursing with quality verified solutions latest update Which one of the following statements is most accurate when differentiating hospice from palliative care? A) Both palliative care and hospice focus on cure; however, hospice focuses on terminal illnesses, and palliative care focuses on diseases that are more chronic in nature. B) Palliative care consists of comfort and symptom management and is often a part of hospice care. C) Hospice is more of a specific plac...

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7 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

ChareiEzekiel

Palliative care - An approach that improves quality of life of patients and their families facing the problems associated with life threatening illness through prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems Components of Palliative Care - - Effective symptom management - Effective communication - Psychological, social and spiritual support - Rehabilitation - Person centered care - Coordination of ser...

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13 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

QUINTER

Palliative Care - Patient- and family-centered care that optimizes quality of life by anticipating, preventing, and treating suffering. Hospice - a team approach to providing care to people with life threatening illness or injuries Continuum of care - a model which shows healthcare given to a patient in a span of time Empathizing - a communication technique which nurses use to understand or relate to seriously ill patients SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation) - an effec...

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15 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

QUINTER

common symptoms at end of life - anorexia-cachexia constipation delirium, dyspnea fatigue n/v pain med SEs or end of life symptoms - ataxia (benzos, anti-hypertensive) confusion (anticholinergics/ benzos), constipation/ urinary retention(anticholinergics) depression (benzos. EtOH) weakness (antihistamines/BB/statin/benzos)

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15 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

QUINTER

What percent of American adults live with at least one chronic condition? - 60% What percent of Americans have at least 3 chronic illnesses? - 28% What percent of Americans have at least 5 chronic illnesses? - 12% How many people die in the U.S. each year? - 2.7 million

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5 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

QUINTER

Which of the following is an important way nurses can improve palliative care access for those who should receive it? - Being knowledgeable of the benefits of palliative and hospice care You are asked to describe palliative care to a family member. Which of the following statements would be best to include in your discussion? - Palliative care supports the patient's goals of care. Which disease and dying trajectory best represents the course for a person with Alzheimer's disease? - Progre...

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3 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

QUINTER

Kubler Ross - Stages of death - denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance. assisted in bringing the hospice movement to the United States. critique: deficiencies in the overall concept and several reactions to dying are seen in clinical practice but are not included in the five stage system Belfour Mount - coined the term "palliative care" as a synonym for hospice.

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32 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

QUINTER

Common Non-pain Symptoms - breathlessness, fatigue, N&V, constipation, delirium, anxiety, depression, dry mouth, sleep disturbances, anorexia What is the gold standard for dyspnea screening? - self report What are symptoms of Mild dyspnea - - patient can sit and lie quietly - dyspnea is intermittent or persistent - worsens with exertion, resolves with rest - patient experiences no anxiety or mild - breathing is not laboured

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9 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

QUINTER

nurses play a major role in caring for seriously ill patients and their families - - elicit goals of care - assess, manage and coordinate care - listening to patients and family members - bearing witness - communicating with all members of the interprofessional team - being knowledgeable in evidence-based practice we live in a - death-denying society

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14 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

QUINTER

ELNEC - end of life nursing education consortium technology is prolonging life but not - restoring it view of advanced illness and the care that is involved - -Frequent emergency room visits -Increase of in-patient admissions -Futile care -Promote suffering -Increase risk of depression and anxiety -Promote complicated bereavement for family members/caregivers -Treatments continued near death may prevent/delay hospice services

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5 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

QUINTER

What is palliative care? - Philosophy of care and an organized program for delivering care to patients with life-limiting conditions The goal of interventions for palliative care is to ________________ or issues related to ____________. - relieve symptoms of the illness treatment (i.e side effects) Palliative care should be started at ____________. - Diagnosis

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10 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

QUINTER

What is palliative care? - Seeks to improve a person's quality of life once a chronic, life-limiting condition is diagnosed. It then continues until death and into family bereavement and care of the body. Provides similar services as Hospice to patients with likely incurable chronic conditions but who have more than 6 months to live and who are still receiving curative treatments. Where is palliative care provided? - In all primary care settings, including homes, ambulatory clinics and ot...

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6 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

QUINTER

What is palliative care? - Seeks to improve a person's quality of life once a chronic, life-limiting condition is diagnosed. It then continues until death and into family bereavement and care of the body. Provides similar services as Hospice to patients with likely incurable chronic conditions but who have more than 6 months to live and who are still receiving curative treatments. Where is palliative care provided? - In all primary care settings, including homes, ambulatory clinics and ot...

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6 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

QUINTER

Palliative Care - Patient- and family-centered care that optimizes quality of life by anticipating, preventing, and treating suffering. Hospice - a team approach to providing care to people with life threatening illness or injuries Continuum of care - a model which shows healthcare given to a patient in a span of time Empathizing - a communication technique which nurses use to understand or relate to seriously ill patients SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation) - an effec...

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15 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

QUINTER

Kubler Ross - Stages of death - denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance. assisted in bringing the hospice movement to the United States. critique: deficiencies in the overall concept and several reactions to dying are seen in clinical practice but are not included in the five stage system Belfour Mount - coined the term "palliative care" as a synonym for hospice. Palliative Care: Definition - care for the terminally ill and their family... assisting persons to die with personal...

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32 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

QUINTER

common symptoms at end of life - anorexia-cachexia constipation delirium, dyspnea fatigue n/v pain med SEs or end of life symptoms - ataxia (benzos, anti-hypertensive) confusion (anticholinergics/ benzos), constipation/ urinary retention(anticholinergics) depression (benzos. EtOH)

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15 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

QUINTER