NUR 109 Module 4 questions with
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A nurse has been providing in-home hospice care to an older adult client with lung cancer for
more than six months. The family asks the nurse how long the Medicare hospice services will
continue. What is the nurse's best response? - correct answer ✔✔The Medicare hospice
services can continue as long as the physician and hospice director agree about the client's
terminal condition.
A nurse is providing hospice care in Portland, Oregon to a client with terminal liver cancer. The
client confides to the nurse, "I'm in agony all the time. I want this to be over now—please help
me." Which interventions should the nurse implement? Select all that apply. - correct answer
✔✔- Control the client's pain with prescribed medication.
- Advise the client's health care provider of the client's condition.
- Encourage the client to explain his or her wishes.
A client states, "My children still need me. Why did I get cancer? I am only 30." This client is
exhibiting which stage according to Kübler-Ross? - correct answer ✔✔Anger
A patient with end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is admitted to a hospice facility
and asks the admitting nurse, "How long will I be allowed to stay here?" What is the best
response by the nurse? - correct answer ✔✔"When your stay reaches 6 months, you will be
recertified for a continued stay."
A terminally ill patient in pain asks the nurse to administer enough pain medication to end the
suffering forever. What is the best response by the nurse? - correct answer ✔✔"I will notify the
physician that the current dose of medication is not relieving your pain."
, A client with a terminal illness who is incapacitated is experiencing intractable pain that is no
longer effectively addressed by conventional pharmacology. Which type of pain management
will the nurse anticipate for this client? - correct answer ✔✔Palliative sedation
Immediately on cessation of vital functions, the body begins to change. The nurse would expect
which physical change to occur following death? - correct answer ✔✔Dusky appearance
The spouse of a terminally ill client is confused by the new terminology being used during
discussions regarding the client's treatment. The nurse should explain that palliative care is: -
correct answer ✔✔care that will reduce the client's physical discomfort and manage clinical
symptoms.
A client is declared to have a terminal illness. What intervention will a nurse perform related to
the final decision of a dying client? - correct answer ✔✔Respect the client's and family
members' choices.
Despite having been administered prescribed pain medication, a dying client is still experiencing
dyspnea due to fear and anxiety. Which nursing intervention should the nurse use to potentiate
the effects of pain medication and help reduce the dyspnea? - correct answer ✔✔Use imagery,
humor, and progressive relaxation
The family members of a dying patient are finding it difficult to verbalize feelings and show
tenderness for the dying person. Which of the following nursing interventions should a nurse
perform in such situations? - correct answer ✔✔Encourage the family members to express their
feelings and listen to them in their frank communication.
Evidence-based medical and nursing research has identified cardiovascular disease as the most
prevalent chronic disease in the United States. Under this classification, one condition is the
most common. Using this information, a nurse practitioner, treating a 50-year-old man, would
do which of the following? - correct answer ✔✔Write a prescription for a serum cholesterol
level.
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A nurse has been providing in-home hospice care to an older adult client with lung cancer for
more than six months. The family asks the nurse how long the Medicare hospice services will
continue. What is the nurse's best response? - correct answer ✔✔The Medicare hospice
services can continue as long as the physician and hospice director agree about the client's
terminal condition.
A nurse is providing hospice care in Portland, Oregon to a client with terminal liver cancer. The
client confides to the nurse, "I'm in agony all the time. I want this to be over now—please help
me." Which interventions should the nurse implement? Select all that apply. - correct answer
✔✔- Control the client's pain with prescribed medication.
- Advise the client's health care provider of the client's condition.
- Encourage the client to explain his or her wishes.
A client states, "My children still need me. Why did I get cancer? I am only 30." This client is
exhibiting which stage according to Kübler-Ross? - correct answer ✔✔Anger
A patient with end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is admitted to a hospice facility
and asks the admitting nurse, "How long will I be allowed to stay here?" What is the best
response by the nurse? - correct answer ✔✔"When your stay reaches 6 months, you will be
recertified for a continued stay."
A terminally ill patient in pain asks the nurse to administer enough pain medication to end the
suffering forever. What is the best response by the nurse? - correct answer ✔✔"I will notify the
physician that the current dose of medication is not relieving your pain."
, A client with a terminal illness who is incapacitated is experiencing intractable pain that is no
longer effectively addressed by conventional pharmacology. Which type of pain management
will the nurse anticipate for this client? - correct answer ✔✔Palliative sedation
Immediately on cessation of vital functions, the body begins to change. The nurse would expect
which physical change to occur following death? - correct answer ✔✔Dusky appearance
The spouse of a terminally ill client is confused by the new terminology being used during
discussions regarding the client's treatment. The nurse should explain that palliative care is: -
correct answer ✔✔care that will reduce the client's physical discomfort and manage clinical
symptoms.
A client is declared to have a terminal illness. What intervention will a nurse perform related to
the final decision of a dying client? - correct answer ✔✔Respect the client's and family
members' choices.
Despite having been administered prescribed pain medication, a dying client is still experiencing
dyspnea due to fear and anxiety. Which nursing intervention should the nurse use to potentiate
the effects of pain medication and help reduce the dyspnea? - correct answer ✔✔Use imagery,
humor, and progressive relaxation
The family members of a dying patient are finding it difficult to verbalize feelings and show
tenderness for the dying person. Which of the following nursing interventions should a nurse
perform in such situations? - correct answer ✔✔Encourage the family members to express their
feelings and listen to them in their frank communication.
Evidence-based medical and nursing research has identified cardiovascular disease as the most
prevalent chronic disease in the United States. Under this classification, one condition is the
most common. Using this information, a nurse practitioner, treating a 50-year-old man, would
do which of the following? - correct answer ✔✔Write a prescription for a serum cholesterol
level.
