FREE Hospice and Palliative Nurse Trivia Questions and Answers

Question 1

With the following exception, the advanced practice nurse in palliative care should be skilled in all of the following:

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Administering medication with the primary purpose of hastening death

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Maintaining knowledge of current evidence-based evaluation and treatments in palliative care

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Providing direct education to patients and caregivers

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Providing consultation to other medical professionals in complicated palliative care cases

Question 2

All of the following, with one exception, are typical signs of late-stage dementia:

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Urinary retention

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Inability to walk

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Incontinence

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Swallowing difficulty

Question 3

Mary, a 73-year-old patient, has smoked for 50 years. She has a barrel chest, dyspnea, and supraclavicular retractions with effort. She is quite skinny. Which oxygen concentration would work best for Mary?

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2L per N/C prn

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40% venti-mask

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6L per N/C

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None

Question 4

You are providing care for a patient who has bone-metastasizing cancer.
Which of the following adjuvant drugs do you think should be prescribed?

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Pamidronate

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Clonzapam

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Trazodone

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Baclofen

Question 5

Renal failure's primary cause is

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Diabetes

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HIV

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Infections

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Acute injury

Question 6

Unilateral vesicular eruptions are observed by a nurse uWhich of the following describes the patient's back's dermatomal distribution ought to be doubted?

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Herpes zoster

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Herpes simplex

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Hives

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Contact dermatitis

Question 7

The needs of dying patients were disregarded in acute care settings, which gave rise to the modern hospice movement. Unlike acute care, hospice focuses on:

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Comfort of the patient

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Improvement of abnormal blood work

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Monitoring the disease process

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Prolonging life

Question 8

A patient suffering from anorexia nervosa who reports of feebleness and insufficient energy to:

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Increase strength.

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Address electrolyte imbalance

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Induce a feeling of well-being.

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Treat underlying infection.

Question 9

The daily maximum amount of acetaminophen is _ grams.

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2

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8

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6

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4

Question 10

Designating which of the following is an example of an advance directive?

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A healthcare surrogate

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A preferred hospice provider

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An executor of the estate

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A legal next of kin