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6 years ago
The members of the palliative health team include:
 
  a. nurses, dentists, medical officers and chaplains.
  b. nurses, dentists, speech therapists and students.
  c. nurses, allied health workers and counsellors.
  d. nurses, surgeons, physiotherapists and students.



Pressure ulcers can develop more quickly in dying individuals because of:
 
  a. fatigue.
  b. inadequate nutrition.
  c. immobility.
  d. all of the above.



Some symptoms that people experience during the dying process are:
 
  a. weight loss, anorexia, discomfort and excess saliva.
  b. weight gain, hunger, pain and excess saliva.
  c. weight loss, anorexia, pain and insomnia.
  d. weight loss, hunger, pain and insomnia.



The most common type of pain felt by individuals dying of cancer is:
 
  a. visceral pain.
  b. nerve root pain.
  c. tissue pain.
  d. all of the above.
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6 years ago
c
The palliative health team includes medical officers,
nurses, allied health workers, counsellors, chaplains and
volunteers.

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d
Pressure ulcers can develop more quickly in dying individuals because of fatigue, immobility, inadequate nutrition
or emaciation.

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c
The symptoms are very individual and may/may not
occur during the dying process. Other common symptoms
include dyspnoea, cough, constipation or diarrhoea, weak
ness and fatigue, nausea and vomiting, and pruritus.

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d
Pain stems from a variety of sources, including bone,
nerve root, viscera and soft tissue. The source of the pain
depends on the location of the tumour and the pressure it
may cause on surrounding tissues.
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