Trivia Flashcards
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Which hospice level of care is specifically designed for a patient experiencing a short-term acute symptom crisis that cannot be managed at home?
Answer: General inpatient care
General inpatient care (GIP) provides short-term acute symptom management in a hospital or inpatient hospice facility.
The CHPN credential is awarded by which certifying body?
Answer: NBCHPN (National Board for Certification of Hospice and Palliative Nurses)
The National Board for Certification of Hospice and Palliative Nurses (NBCHPN) administers the CHPN exam.
Equianalgesic dosing charts are used in hospice primarily to:
Answer: Convert between different opioids or routes while maintaining equivalent pain control
Equianalgesic charts allow safe opioid rotation or route changes by providing dose equivalencies between agents.
Which document specifically designates a surrogate decision-maker for healthcare decisions when a patient lacks capacity?
Answer: Durable power of attorney for healthcare
A durable power of attorney for healthcare (healthcare proxy) legally designates another person to make medical decisions.
In the Kübler-Ross model, which stage involves the patient bargaining with God or fate to delay death?
Answer: Bargaining
The bargaining stage involves attempts to negotiate — often with a higher power — for more time or a different outcome.
Which opioid is CONTRAINDICATED in patients with renal failure due to toxic metabolite accumulation?
Answer: Meperidine
Meperidine accumulates normeperidine in renal failure, causing CNS toxicity including seizures.
The phrase 'total pain,' coined by Dame Cicely Saunders, refers to:
Answer: The physical, psychological, social, and spiritual dimensions of suffering
Saunders' concept of total pain recognizes that suffering encompasses physical, emotional, social, and spiritual components.