Foundations Of Nursing 6th Edition by Barbara Lauritsen Christensen
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
| 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:Â Â 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:Â Â NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity
| a. | Cicely Saunders. |
| b. | Lillian Wald. |
| c. | Dorothea Dix. |
| d. | Florence Nightingale. |
ANS:Â Â 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
| a. | Proactive |
| b. | Palliative |
| c. | Alternative |
| d. | Curative |
ANS:Â Â 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:Â Â NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity
| a. | centered on symptom control. |
| b. | focused on treatment for a cure. |
| c. | not concerned with dying. |
| d. | covered by health insurance. |
ANS:Â Â 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:Â Â NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity
| 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:Â Â 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:Â Â NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity
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