Chapter 40: Hospice Care

Foundations Of Nursing 6th Edition by Barbara Lauritsen Christensen

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Chapter 40: Hospice Care

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

  1. The hospice nurse explains to the family that the overall objective of hospice service is to:
a. relieve symptoms of terminal disease.
b. educate the patient about the process of death.
c. keep the patient comfortable as death approaches.
d. relieve the family of the stress of death.

 

ANS:   C

Hospice is a philosophy of care that provides support and comfort to patients who are dying.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Analysis                  REF:    Page 1222       OBJ:    1

TOP:    Hospice           KEY:   Nursing Process Step: Implementation

MSC:   NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity

 

  1. In 1960, the hospice philosophy was launched by:
a. Cicely Saunders.
b. Lillian Wald.
c. Dorothea Dix.
d. Florence Nightingale.

 

ANS:   A

Dame Cicely Saunders renewed the idea of hospice in the 1960s.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Knowledge             REF:    Page 1223       OBJ:    1

TOP:    Hospice           KEY:   Nursing Process Step: N/A                MSC:   NCLEX: N/A

 

  1. The hospice nurse clarifies that hospice service is initiated when what type of treatment is no longer effective?
a. Proactive
b. Palliative
c. Alternative
d. Curative

 

ANS:   D

Hospice care is appropriate when curative treatment is no longer effective. Hospice service is palliative, proactive, and an alternative to curative treatment.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Comprehension      REF:    Page 1224       OBJ:    2

TOP:    Hospice           KEY:   Nursing Process Step: Implementation

MSC:   NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity

 

  1. The nurse differentiates for the family active and palliative care, in that active care is:
a. centered on symptom control.
b. focused on treatment for a cure.
c. not concerned with dying.
d. covered by health insurance.

 

ANS:   B

Active treatment is aggressive care that aims to cure disease and prolong life.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Application             REF:    Page 1224       OBJ:    2

TOP:    Hospice           KEY:   Nursing Process Step: Implementation

MSC:   NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity

 

  1. Because the family is confused about the meaning of palliative care, the hospice nurse explains it as treatment that is centered on a(n):
a. aggressive approach to prolong life.
b. protocol of pain relief.
c. form of organized care which relieves the family of responsibility.
d. integrated service of support for alleviation of symptoms.

 

ANS:   D

Palliative care is not curative but is an integrated plan designed to relieve pain and control symptoms.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Analysis                  REF:    Page 1223       OBJ:    2

TOP:    Hospice           KEY:   Nursing Process Step: Implementation

MSC:   NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity

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