Palliative Care and Hospice Nursing: Questions and
Answers
Section 1: Fundamentals of Palliative Care
1. What is the primary goal of palliative care?
a) To cure the underlying illness
b) To improve the quality of life for patients and their families
c) To provide terminal care only
d) To manage symptoms and side effects
Answer: b) To improve the quality of life for patients and their families
2. What is the difference between palliative care and hospice care?
a) Palliative care is only for patients with terminal illnesses
b) Hospice care is only for patients who are terminally ill
c) Palliative care focuses on the treatment of symptoms, while hospice care
focuses on end-of-life care
d) Palliative care is a part of hospice care
Answer: c) Palliative care focuses on the treatment of symptoms, while hospice
care focuses on end-of-life care
,3. Who provides palliative care?
a) Only physicians and nurses
b) A multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals
c) Only social workers and chaplains
d) Only family members
Answer: b) A multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals
4. What is the role of the palliative care team?
a) To provide terminal care only
b) To focus on symptom management and improving quality of life
c) To provide only medical treatment
d) To provide only emotional support
Answer: b) To focus on symptom management and improving quality of life
5. What is the importance of advance care planning in palliative care?
a) It is only for patients who are terminally ill
b) It is only for patients who have a living will
c) It is essential for ensuring that patients' wishes are respected
d) It is only for patients who have a DNR order
,Answer: c) It is essential for ensuring that patients' wishes are respected
6. What is the difference between a DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) order and a DNI (Do
Not Intubate) order?
a) A DNR order means the patient does not want to be resuscitated, while a DNI
order means the patient does not want to be intubated
b) A DNR order means the patient does not want to be intubated, while a DNI
order means the patient does not want to be resuscitated
c) Both orders mean the patient does not want to be treated with life-sustaining
treatments
d) Both orders are the same thing
Answer: c) Both orders mean the patient does not want to be treated with life-
sustaining treatments
7. What is the role of the patient and family in palliative care?
a) To make all the medical decisions
b) To participate in decision-making and provide emotional support
c) To provide only financial support
d) To stay out of medical decision-making
Answer: b) To participate in decision-making and provide emotional support
8. What is the importance of pain management in palliative care?
a) Pain is only a physical symptom
, b) Pain is a complex symptom that affects quality of life
c) Pain is only a emotional symptom
d) Pain is only a psychological symptom
Answer: b) Pain is a complex symptom that affects quality of life
9. What is the goal of pain management in palliative care?
a) To eliminate pain completely
b) To manage pain and improve quality of life
c) To tolerate pain as much as possible
d) To ignore pain altogether
Answer: b) To manage pain and improve quality of life
10. What are some common barriers to effective pain management in palliative
care?
a) Lack of knowledge and skills among healthcare providers
b) Fear of addiction and dependence
c) Fear of needle sticks and pain medication
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
11. What is the role of the interdisciplinary team in palliative care?
Answers
Section 1: Fundamentals of Palliative Care
1. What is the primary goal of palliative care?
a) To cure the underlying illness
b) To improve the quality of life for patients and their families
c) To provide terminal care only
d) To manage symptoms and side effects
Answer: b) To improve the quality of life for patients and their families
2. What is the difference between palliative care and hospice care?
a) Palliative care is only for patients with terminal illnesses
b) Hospice care is only for patients who are terminally ill
c) Palliative care focuses on the treatment of symptoms, while hospice care
focuses on end-of-life care
d) Palliative care is a part of hospice care
Answer: c) Palliative care focuses on the treatment of symptoms, while hospice
care focuses on end-of-life care
,3. Who provides palliative care?
a) Only physicians and nurses
b) A multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals
c) Only social workers and chaplains
d) Only family members
Answer: b) A multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals
4. What is the role of the palliative care team?
a) To provide terminal care only
b) To focus on symptom management and improving quality of life
c) To provide only medical treatment
d) To provide only emotional support
Answer: b) To focus on symptom management and improving quality of life
5. What is the importance of advance care planning in palliative care?
a) It is only for patients who are terminally ill
b) It is only for patients who have a living will
c) It is essential for ensuring that patients' wishes are respected
d) It is only for patients who have a DNR order
,Answer: c) It is essential for ensuring that patients' wishes are respected
6. What is the difference between a DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) order and a DNI (Do
Not Intubate) order?
a) A DNR order means the patient does not want to be resuscitated, while a DNI
order means the patient does not want to be intubated
b) A DNR order means the patient does not want to be intubated, while a DNI
order means the patient does not want to be resuscitated
c) Both orders mean the patient does not want to be treated with life-sustaining
treatments
d) Both orders are the same thing
Answer: c) Both orders mean the patient does not want to be treated with life-
sustaining treatments
7. What is the role of the patient and family in palliative care?
a) To make all the medical decisions
b) To participate in decision-making and provide emotional support
c) To provide only financial support
d) To stay out of medical decision-making
Answer: b) To participate in decision-making and provide emotional support
8. What is the importance of pain management in palliative care?
a) Pain is only a physical symptom
, b) Pain is a complex symptom that affects quality of life
c) Pain is only a emotional symptom
d) Pain is only a psychological symptom
Answer: b) Pain is a complex symptom that affects quality of life
9. What is the goal of pain management in palliative care?
a) To eliminate pain completely
b) To manage pain and improve quality of life
c) To tolerate pain as much as possible
d) To ignore pain altogether
Answer: b) To manage pain and improve quality of life
10. What are some common barriers to effective pain management in palliative
care?
a) Lack of knowledge and skills among healthcare providers
b) Fear of addiction and dependence
c) Fear of needle sticks and pain medication
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
11. What is the role of the interdisciplinary team in palliative care?
