CHPNA Patient and Family Communication 3

Question 1

HIPAA in hospice care requires the nursing assistant to:

Accepted Answer

Protect patient privacy and only share information on a need-to-know basis

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Share patient information with anyone who asks

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Post care plans in the patient's room for all visitors

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Discuss patients in public areas for efficiency

Question 2

A family member asks the nursing assistant to share the patient's prognosis. The nursing assistant should:

Accepted Answer

Refer the family member to the nurse or physician for clinical questions

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Provide the prognosis based on their own assessment

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Tell the family member the patient is going to die soon

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Tell the family member not to ask questions

Question 3

What does 'anticipatory grief' mean?

Accepted Answer

Grief experienced before a death occurs, as family and patients prepare for loss

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Grief that occurs years after a death

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Grief that is unrelated to death

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Complicated grief requiring hospitalization

Question 4

Which factor can make communication more challenging in hospice care?

Accepted Answer

Cultural differences, language barriers, and altered consciousness

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Patients being overly communicative

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Too many care team members

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Patients having too many options

Question 5

When speaking with a patient who has difficulty hearing, the nursing assistant should:

Accepted Answer

Speak clearly, face the patient, and use simple gestures or written notes if needed

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Shout to be heard

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Communicate only with the family

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Avoid talking to the patient

Question 6

Bereavement care by the hospice nursing assistant primarily involves:

Accepted Answer

Offering condolences, a listening ear, and connecting the family to bereavement resources

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Prescribing grief medications

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Managing the estate of the deceased

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Only attending the funeral