Your patient has a diagnosis of bladder cancer with metastasis. The patient asks you about hospice. Which principle underlies hospice care?
A) Death must be accepted.
B) Symptoms of terminal illness should not be treated.
C) Each member of the interdisciplinary team develops an individual plan of care for the patient.
D) Terminally ill patients should die in the hospital.
Question 2Which patient teaching would help to prevent venous stasis? (Select all that apply.)
a. Dangle legs when sitting.
b. Avoid crossing legs at the knee.
c. Elevate legs when lying in bed or sitting.
d. Massage extremities to help maintain blood flow.
e. Wear elastic stockings when ambulating.
Question 3The nurse describes various integumentary conditions to a group of older adults. Which of the following descriptions best defines actinic keratoses?
A) Gray or brown raised lesions located on sun exposed areas of the skin.
B) Irregular shaped, irregular colored lesions found in the scalp of older adults.
C) These lesions are dark, wartlike projections on various parts of their bodies.
D) When located on the leg or abdomen, the lesions are dry and the size of a penny.
Question 4The nurse is helping a patient work through the process of recovering from a communicable neurological disease. What actions will the nurse take to help this patient heal? (Select all that apply.)
A) Teaching ways to overcome temporary disabilities
B) Guiding to make healthy life choices going forward
C) Modeling healthy behaviors for the patient to emulate
D) Recommending others to take care of the patient at home
E) Encouraging following the treatment plan to improve health
Question 5You are the nurse giving palliative care to a patient with a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). What is the primary 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) The patient may develop a separate plan with each discipline of the health care team.
Question 6Which analogy best reflects an action that a nurse who prioritizes self-care in daily life and nursing practice would take?
A) At a dinner party: Criticizing the food and monopolizing the conversation
B) At a buffet: Passing up the salad bar and heading straight for the desserts
C) On an airplane: Putting on an oxygen mask before helping another person with theirs
D) On a bus: Taking a handicapped seat at the front of the bus and watching others move to the rear
Question 7Which statements are true? (Select all that apply)
a. Anticoagulant therapy is used for DVT prevention.
b. Anticoagulant therapy prevents development of new clots, embolization, and clot extension.
c. Anticoagulant therapy will dissolve clots.
d. Pulmonary embolus is a life-threatening complication requiring treatment with anticoagulant therapy.
Question 8The nurse teaches a 65-year-old obese client who works as a greeter in a store regarding care of the client's varicose veins. Which of the following statements, if made by the client, indicates the need for further teaching?
A) I can sit with my legs crossed at the knees.
B) I elevate my legs on breaks and in the evening.
C) I have joined weight watchers to help me lose my excess weight.
D) I will get some support stockings from the medical supply company.
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