FREE Hospice and Palliative Nurse Guide Questions and Answers

Question 1

A patient's sole experience with opioid use isnot grow accustomed to it.

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Constipation

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Nausea

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Vomiting

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Pruritus

Question 2

The implementation of advance instructions occurs when a patient:

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Cannot express his or her own wishes

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Completes a physician (or provider) order for life-
sustaining treatment (POLST)

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Designates a power of attorney

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Becomes terminally ill

Question 3

When will her recently deceased grandmother return, wonders a 4-year-old child. Her mother clarifies as follows: She is unable to return. The young person nods, but subsequently poses the same query. As an illustration, consider this as:

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Congruence with developmental level

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A sign of advanced developmental level

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Regression to earlier stage of development

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Denial regarding the permanence of the death

Question 4

Which of these services is not included in the Medicare Benefit for Hospice?

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Pet therapy

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Personal care

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Light housekeeping

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Medication management

Question 5

A 1.5-inch foam overlay covers the mattress of a bedridden patient. When the nurse puts her palm beneath the overlay, she discovers that it has crushed to a depth of 0.75 inches. This suggests:

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Bottoming out

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Excess wear

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Moisture retention

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Adequate support

Question 6

Which medication is classified as a very fast-acting, short-acting benzodiazepine and is used for terminal sedation?

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Midazolam

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Lorazepam

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Pentobarbital

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Propofol

Question 7

Nearly all people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in its last stages:

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Require mechanical ventilation to breathe.

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Exhibit slight slurring of speech.

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Exhibit signs of dementia.

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Have weight gain.

Question 8

The best course of action for bringing down a fever that is higher than 38.8° C (102° F) is:

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Acetaminophen or ibuprofen

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Cold bath

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Aspirin

Question 9

Myelosuppression has occurred in a patient receiving chemotherapy in palliative care urged to stay away from everything listed here, with the exception of:

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High-protein diet

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Strenuous activities

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Alcohol

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Shaving the legs, underarms, or face

Question 10

Fentanyl patches are used by an ovarian cancer patient to manage their pain. She laments that she is having trouble urinating abruptly and that she is only dribbling little amounts. The patient has bilateral flank pain, but there is no dilation of the bladder. She's not feverish. There is a mild hyperkalemia in her electrolyte count. The most plausible reason is:

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Upper urinary tract obstruction

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Bladder infection

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Opioid-induced deficiency of detrusor muscle contraction

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Bladder neck obstruction