Chapter 12: Palliative Care Cherry:
Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends and
Management, 9th Edition
1. According to the Palliative Performance Scale which patient is
considered to possess 70% of normal function?
a. 40 year old diagnosed with AIDS whose condition makes it impossible to
hold a
job.
b. 70 year old diagnosed with end stage renal failure who spends most of the
day in
bed.
c. 50 year old diagnosed with emphysema whose disease has begun to
impact normal
ambulate.
d. 30 year old diagnosed with muscular dystrophy who is bed bound: ANS: A
2. The Karnofsky prognostication scale is most appropriately used to
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, screen patients with which medical diagnoses?
a. Respiratory diseases
b. Cancers
c. Cardiac diseases
d. AIDS: ANS: B
3. A peaceful death is best characterized by which terminally ill patient?
a. One who is surrounded by family
b. One who uses meditation to help manage pain
c. One who has advanced directives in place
d. One who has drifted from lethargy to coma: ANS: D
4. Which patient's decision-making capacity should be a concern for the
palliative care nurse?
a. The one who asks, "Why do I need palliative care?"
b. The patient with a diagnosis of moderate Alzheimer's disease
c. The one whose family is used to being consult about decisions affecting
the patient
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Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends and
Management, 9th Edition
1. According to the Palliative Performance Scale which patient is
considered to possess 70% of normal function?
a. 40 year old diagnosed with AIDS whose condition makes it impossible to
hold a
job.
b. 70 year old diagnosed with end stage renal failure who spends most of the
day in
bed.
c. 50 year old diagnosed with emphysema whose disease has begun to
impact normal
ambulate.
d. 30 year old diagnosed with muscular dystrophy who is bed bound: ANS: A
2. The Karnofsky prognostication scale is most appropriately used to
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7
, screen patients with which medical diagnoses?
a. Respiratory diseases
b. Cancers
c. Cardiac diseases
d. AIDS: ANS: B
3. A peaceful death is best characterized by which terminally ill patient?
a. One who is surrounded by family
b. One who uses meditation to help manage pain
c. One who has advanced directives in place
d. One who has drifted from lethargy to coma: ANS: D
4. Which patient's decision-making capacity should be a concern for the
palliative care nurse?
a. The one who asks, "Why do I need palliative care?"
b. The patient with a diagnosis of moderate Alzheimer's disease
c. The one whose family is used to being consult about decisions affecting
the patient
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