NSG 464 ACTUAL FINAL EXAM PACK
COMPREHENSIVE TEST PAPER 2026
COMPLETE ANSWERS ACCURATE
⫸ In today's society, mourners ______ the graveyard before burial.
Answer: leave
⫸ How do people act towards death? Answer: Today's focus of death is
concealed. Cosmetic restoration, embalming occurs due to the fear of the
deceased looking deceased, so focus goes towards beautifying them in
death. Mourners are spectators, they do not participate in preparing the
body for burial, nor burying the body.
⫸ 100 years ago people used to die at ________ surrounded by family
and friends. Answer: home
⫸ The _________ used to build the coffin, children were apart of
funerals, burials, and were allowed to view the dead. Answer: family
⫸ The funeral was held in the ____________, the families living/sitting
room. Burial was in the nearby cemetery, community cemeteries,
community church. Answer: parlor
, ⫸ The Death rate today is _______ per 1000. 100 years ago it was
_______ per 1000. Answer: 7.4 ; 17
⫸ Today most people die in the hospital/nursing homes. ____________
are typically not apart of the process. Answer: Children
⫸ There has been a displacement of death from the home. In 1900:
______% of deaths occurred at home. Today: ______% of deaths occur
in the hospital/ nursing homes. Answer: 80 ; 80
⫸ In the early 1900s, the common cause of death was _____________.
Answer: infectious diseases (typhoid fever, tuberculosis, diphtheria, etc.)
⫸ Today, the common causes of death are __________________
diseases. What are some examples? Answer: noncommunicable ; heart
disease, cancer, respiratory disease, stroke, and accidents
⫸ The most common cause of death today is ______________. Answer:
Heart Disease
⫸ _____________________ is best defined as the shift in disease
patterns & redistribution of death from the young to the old. Answer:
Epidemiological Transition
⫸ A feature length story on the death of someone famous is a/an?
Answer: obituary
COMPREHENSIVE TEST PAPER 2026
COMPLETE ANSWERS ACCURATE
⫸ In today's society, mourners ______ the graveyard before burial.
Answer: leave
⫸ How do people act towards death? Answer: Today's focus of death is
concealed. Cosmetic restoration, embalming occurs due to the fear of the
deceased looking deceased, so focus goes towards beautifying them in
death. Mourners are spectators, they do not participate in preparing the
body for burial, nor burying the body.
⫸ 100 years ago people used to die at ________ surrounded by family
and friends. Answer: home
⫸ The _________ used to build the coffin, children were apart of
funerals, burials, and were allowed to view the dead. Answer: family
⫸ The funeral was held in the ____________, the families living/sitting
room. Burial was in the nearby cemetery, community cemeteries,
community church. Answer: parlor
, ⫸ The Death rate today is _______ per 1000. 100 years ago it was
_______ per 1000. Answer: 7.4 ; 17
⫸ Today most people die in the hospital/nursing homes. ____________
are typically not apart of the process. Answer: Children
⫸ There has been a displacement of death from the home. In 1900:
______% of deaths occurred at home. Today: ______% of deaths occur
in the hospital/ nursing homes. Answer: 80 ; 80
⫸ In the early 1900s, the common cause of death was _____________.
Answer: infectious diseases (typhoid fever, tuberculosis, diphtheria, etc.)
⫸ Today, the common causes of death are __________________
diseases. What are some examples? Answer: noncommunicable ; heart
disease, cancer, respiratory disease, stroke, and accidents
⫸ The most common cause of death today is ______________. Answer:
Heart Disease
⫸ _____________________ is best defined as the shift in disease
patterns & redistribution of death from the young to the old. Answer:
Epidemiological Transition
⫸ A feature length story on the death of someone famous is a/an?
Answer: obituary
