HCA204 Palliative Care Final – Written
Questions & Correct Answers/ Graded A+
List 5 effects that using an open ended questions for good communication would have
🗸🗸: 1. encourages conversation, 2. helps the person feel heard, 3. prevents misunderstandings, 4.
helps the dying person share their story, 5. validates the persons experience
List 5 common physical changes during the last days and hours
🗸🗸: 1. unresponsive, 2. agitation, 3. reduced intake, 4. congested breathing, 5. muscle twitching
Identify 4 non-medication comfort measures that you could use for someone in pain
🗸🗸: 1. positioning, 2. distracting, 3. relaxation strategies, 4. warm blankets, 5. give time
Identify 3 principles for using medications
🗸🗸: 1. dying person determines goal, 2. breakthrough doses may be needed, 3. combination of
meds, 4. easier to prevent than to respond to pain crisis
Identify 3 physiological signs that will be present at the time of death
🗸🗸: 1. no pulse, 2. pupils fixed and dilated, 3. no resps, 4. jaw drop
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Questions & Correct Answers/ Graded A+
List 5 effects that using an open ended questions for good communication would have
🗸🗸: 1. encourages conversation, 2. helps the person feel heard, 3. prevents misunderstandings, 4.
helps the dying person share their story, 5. validates the persons experience
List 5 common physical changes during the last days and hours
🗸🗸: 1. unresponsive, 2. agitation, 3. reduced intake, 4. congested breathing, 5. muscle twitching
Identify 4 non-medication comfort measures that you could use for someone in pain
🗸🗸: 1. positioning, 2. distracting, 3. relaxation strategies, 4. warm blankets, 5. give time
Identify 3 principles for using medications
🗸🗸: 1. dying person determines goal, 2. breakthrough doses may be needed, 3. combination of
meds, 4. easier to prevent than to respond to pain crisis
Identify 3 physiological signs that will be present at the time of death
🗸🗸: 1. no pulse, 2. pupils fixed and dilated, 3. no resps, 4. jaw drop
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