C475 PREPARATION TEST 2026 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
● You are caring for a 12-year-old child who is imminently dying from
leukemia. The child is unconscious and has been for days. The child's
mother tells you that she hopes her daughter would open her eyes one
last time before dying. Knowing that this is unlikely, what is your best
response? Answer: "If that is not possible, what else might you hope for?
● You are caring for a man who is near the end of life. During morning
care, the man asks you if he is dying. Your best response would be:
Answer: "That is a very serious question. What is it that makes you ask
that today?"
● Your patient, who has end-stage renal disease, has been asked by the
doctor covering the hospital if he would like to have "everything done,"
including CPR. The patient asks you if CPR is a good thing to do. Your
best response is: Answer: "What do you know about CPR? Have you
ever heard about it before?"
● You are caring for Ms. F who is dying from lung cancer. She is no
longer taking in food or fluids and the family asks you why the team
doesn't feed her with a tube? They state, "It seems like you are all trying
to starve her to death." You respond: Answer: "Ms. F's body can no
longer handle food or fluids; it would cause her more harm than good to
feed her with a tube."
, ● The family of a patient who is dying asks you why the nurses always
come in and look under the sheets at his legs when they are checking his
blood pressure. You explain: Answer: "They are assessing for signs that
death may be near."
● You are caring for an 85-year-old man who is dying. He has been
comatose for several days. His respirations are now shallow and rattling.
His adult children at the bedside state, "We don't want our father to
suffocate." Which action should you take? Answer: Reassure the family
that terminal secretions are normal and try repositioning the patient.
● Your patient, Mr. W, has been unresponsive for the past day and is
actively dying. His family is with him. He had appeared comfortable but
has been showing some signs of restlessness and agitation over the past
hour. What should you do? Answer: Assess for evidence of pain,
constipation, urinary retention, or other possible physical cause.
● Question 9 : Mr. T is nearing end of life and tells you that he has seen
his deceased father coming to visit him in his room. What is your best
action? Answer: Find out from Mr. T how it feels to have his father
visiting, is it frightening him?
● Mr. J is in the final hours of life. He is dying from his end-stage
chronic lung disease. His breathing pattern has changed and is very
irregular and he is even going 10-15 seconds without a breath. The
family asks you to please call respiratory therapy to see what they can do
AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
● You are caring for a 12-year-old child who is imminently dying from
leukemia. The child is unconscious and has been for days. The child's
mother tells you that she hopes her daughter would open her eyes one
last time before dying. Knowing that this is unlikely, what is your best
response? Answer: "If that is not possible, what else might you hope for?
● You are caring for a man who is near the end of life. During morning
care, the man asks you if he is dying. Your best response would be:
Answer: "That is a very serious question. What is it that makes you ask
that today?"
● Your patient, who has end-stage renal disease, has been asked by the
doctor covering the hospital if he would like to have "everything done,"
including CPR. The patient asks you if CPR is a good thing to do. Your
best response is: Answer: "What do you know about CPR? Have you
ever heard about it before?"
● You are caring for Ms. F who is dying from lung cancer. She is no
longer taking in food or fluids and the family asks you why the team
doesn't feed her with a tube? They state, "It seems like you are all trying
to starve her to death." You respond: Answer: "Ms. F's body can no
longer handle food or fluids; it would cause her more harm than good to
feed her with a tube."
, ● The family of a patient who is dying asks you why the nurses always
come in and look under the sheets at his legs when they are checking his
blood pressure. You explain: Answer: "They are assessing for signs that
death may be near."
● You are caring for an 85-year-old man who is dying. He has been
comatose for several days. His respirations are now shallow and rattling.
His adult children at the bedside state, "We don't want our father to
suffocate." Which action should you take? Answer: Reassure the family
that terminal secretions are normal and try repositioning the patient.
● Your patient, Mr. W, has been unresponsive for the past day and is
actively dying. His family is with him. He had appeared comfortable but
has been showing some signs of restlessness and agitation over the past
hour. What should you do? Answer: Assess for evidence of pain,
constipation, urinary retention, or other possible physical cause.
● Question 9 : Mr. T is nearing end of life and tells you that he has seen
his deceased father coming to visit him in his room. What is your best
action? Answer: Find out from Mr. T how it feels to have his father
visiting, is it frightening him?
● Mr. J is in the final hours of life. He is dying from his end-stage
chronic lung disease. His breathing pattern has changed and is very
irregular and he is even going 10-15 seconds without a breath. The
family asks you to please call respiratory therapy to see what they can do
