Palliative Care: Essential Test #9013 or #3013

Palliative Care: Essentials Individual Analysis
1 Contact Hour - Course #3013 or #9013

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	Answer each of the following questions (there is only one correct answer to each question).
	1	Palliative care refers to:
		A. treatment to cure a person of a disease
		B. assisting an ill person to get personal and financial concerns in order
		C. providing care and support to a person in the end stages of life
		D. making final arrangements for someone who has died
	2	Diagnostic procedures and special treatments such as chemotherapy, radiation, nutritional augmentation and pharmacotherapy may have a place in palliative care if the:
		A. procedures are accessible and cost effective
		B. benefits of providing relief of symptoms outweigh disadvantages of not having it
		C. procedure is demanded by the family
		D. benefits to science outweigh the inconvenience to the client and family system
	3	Palliative care should be tailored to meet the needs of the particular client and family system, and focus on symptom management, which involves all of the following except:
		A. active listening
		B. curative interventions
		C. careful assessment
		D. constant reevaluation
	4	Which of the following is an example of a neurological symptom in a client with a terminal condition?
		A. cachexia
		B. pressure ulcers
		C. lethargy
		D. angina
	5	Medical supplies and durable equipment used in palliative care and symptom management may include all of the following except:
		A. oxygen supplies
		B. wheelchair
		C. computer modem
		D. intravenous supplies
	6	Which of the following statements is not true regarding symptom management in clients with terminal conditions?
		A. Symptoms will vary from person to person depending upon their health problem.
		B. One can anticipate with certainty the types of symptoms a person will display with a given diagnosis.
		C. Intervening early is an effective way to manage symptom discomfort.
		D. Symptoms will change in intensity, frequency and duration as the disease process progresses.
	7	Short-term inpatient care may be an appropriate component of palliative care if:
		A. the client is experiencing pain
		B. in-home aides are temporarily unavailable
		C. significant symptoms cannot be managed at home
		D. the client is unhappy with aspects of home care
	8	The American Pain Society recommends that which of the following should be treated as the fifth vital sign?
		A. temperature
		B. blood pressure
		C. pain
		D. pulse
	9	An important component of effective client and family system communication is:
		A. professional counseling
		B. willingness to address uncomfortable issues
		C. confrontation of longstanding family conflicts
		D. isolation from grieving family members
	10	Advanced directives can include all of the following components addressing terminal care issues except:
		A. living wills
		B. power of attorney
		C. compliance with Medicare mandates
		D. willingness to undergo mechanical ventilation
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