The best description of complicated grief is
A. Chronic, delayed, exaggerated, masked, or disenfranchised
B. Experience of shock during notification of the death
C. When grief is actually experienced before the death of a loved one
D. A physical illness develops soon after death of a loved one
Question 2A drug that can be used to treat two very common symptoms in a dying patient (pain and dyspnea) is
A. Morphine
B. Methadone
C. Gabapentin
D. Lorazepam
Question 3The tasks of grieving include all of the following except
A. Acknowledge the reality of death
B. Work through the pain of grief
C. Begin to disengage
D. Restructure relationships
Question 4All of the following statements are true about interventions in working with the bereaved except
A. Allow the active expression of grief
B. There is strong evidence behind recommended interventions
C. Staff attending memorial services support the family
D. Provide both emotional and spiritual support
Question 5Pharmacological interventions for dyspnea include all of the following except
A. Antitussives
B. Inhaled anesthetics
C. Sedatives
D. Anxiolytics
Question 6Delirium is typically characterized by all of the following except
A. Inattention
B. Hyperactive level of psychomotor activity
C. Disorganized thinking
D. Altered level of consciousness
Question 7The majority of patients enrolled in hospice care die
A. In a nursing home
B. In the hospital
C. In an inpatient hospice facility
D. At home
Question 8The first step in treating delirium is to
A. Give low-dose Haldol if the patient has psychosis
B. Identify the cause
C. Provide reality orientation
D. Use side rails and/or wrist restraints to keep the patient safe
Question 9Pain at the end of life is most often due to all of the following except
A. Musculoskeletal disorders
B. Headache
C. Cancer pain
D. Neuropathic pain
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