Palliative Care Nursing PREPARATION
TEST 2026 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
● Which statement(s) discusses the goals of palliative care? Select all
that apply. Answer: 1. Provide relief from symptoms, including pain.
2. Support holistic client care and enhance quality of life.
3. Offer support to the family during the client's illness and in their own
bereavement.
4. Regard dying as a normal process.
● What is important for the nurse to know when caring for a client at
end of life? Select all that apply. Answer: 1. The client's wishes for end
of life
2. The nurse's own feelings about grief and the dying process
3. The family's expectations are for their loved one's dying process
● Which response made by Rachael is an indication that she is in the
denial phase of the grief process? Answer: "My mother looks fine; the
doctor has the wrong patient!"
● Barbara and her daughter Rachael are discussing options for her care.
Which statement made by Rachael requires further education? Answer:
TEST 2026 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
● Which statement(s) discusses the goals of palliative care? Select all
that apply. Answer: 1. Provide relief from symptoms, including pain.
2. Support holistic client care and enhance quality of life.
3. Offer support to the family during the client's illness and in their own
bereavement.
4. Regard dying as a normal process.
● What is important for the nurse to know when caring for a client at
end of life? Select all that apply. Answer: 1. The client's wishes for end
of life
2. The nurse's own feelings about grief and the dying process
3. The family's expectations are for their loved one's dying process
● Which response made by Rachael is an indication that she is in the
denial phase of the grief process? Answer: "My mother looks fine; the
doctor has the wrong patient!"
● Barbara and her daughter Rachael are discussing options for her care.
Which statement made by Rachael requires further education? Answer:
