Brunner And Suddarth's Textbook Of Medical Surgical Nursing 11th Edition By Suzanne C. Smeltzer
Brunner And Suddarth's Textbook Of Medical Surgical Nursing 11th Edition By Suzanne C. Smeltzer
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Chapter 17- End-of-Life Care
Complete Chapter Questions With Answers
Sample Questions Are Posted Below
| 1. | In the past three to four decades, the profession of nursing has been increasingly involved in care of the dying. What has led to this increased focus? | |
| A) | Decreased publicity surrounding life-threatening illness | |
| B) | Focus of health care providers on prevention | |
| C) | Larger numbers of people dying in the hospital | |
| D) | Demographic changes in the population | |
| 2. | Nurses are often members of the ethical committees formed within hospitals to address numerous ethical issues. Which of the following has raised the most troubling ethical issues? | |
| A) | Increase in cultural diversion | |
| B) | Staffing shortages in health care | |
| C) | The increased cost of health care | |
| D) | The ability of technology to prolong life beyond meaningful quality of life | |
| 3. | A patient who has been diagnosed with a terminal disease refuses to accept the diagnosis and refuses to comply with treatment. What is the psychosocial purpose of this strategy? | |
| A) | The patient is trying to protect loved ones from the emotional effects of the illness. | |
| B) | The patient is being noncompliant. | |
| C) | The patient is afraid of treatment. | |
| D) | The patient understands that treatment will have no benefit. | |
| 4. | The issue of assisted suicide is opposed by nursing and medical organizations as a violation of the ethical traditions of nursing and medicine. Which of the following would be an example of assisted suicide? | |
| A) | Administering a lethal dose of medication | |
| B) | Administering a morphine infusion | |
| C) | Granting a patient’s request not to initiate enteral feeding when the patient is unable to eat | |
| D) | Neglecting to resuscitate a patient with a “do not resuscitate” status | |
| 5. | Nurses play a role in the delivery of palliative care, which may extend beyond the patient with a cancer diagnosis. What is the goal of palliative care? | |
| A) | Improve the patient’s and family’s quality of life. | |
| B) | Support aggressive treatment for cure. | |
| C) | Provide physical support for the patient. | |
| D) | Allow the patient to develop a separate plan with each discipline of the health care team. | |
Answer Key
| 1. | D |
| 2. | D |
| 3. | A |
| 4. | A |
| 5. | A |
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