Care of the Adults Unit 1 Exam 3 Newest 2026
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A nurse who provides care on an acute medical unit has observed that physicians
are frequently reluctant to refer patients to hospice care. What are contributing
factors that are known to underlie this tendency? SATA - CORRECT ANSWER--
financial pressures on health care providers
-patient reluctance to accept this type of care
-advances in curative treatment in late-stage illness
A nurse is caring for an 87-year-old Mexican-American female patient who is in
end-stage renal disease. The physician has just been in to see the patient and her
family to tell them that nothing more can be done for the patient and that death
is not far. The physician offers to discharge the patient home to hospice care, but
the patient and family refuse. After the physician leaves, the patients daughter
approaches you and asked what hospice care is. What would this lack of
knowledge about hospice care be perceived as? - CORRECT ANSWER-a barrier
to hospice care for this patient
, Patients who are enrolled in hospice care through Medicare are often felt to
suffer unnecessarily because they do not receive adequate attention for their
symptoms of the underlying illness. What factor most contributes to this
phenomenon? - CORRECT ANSWER-rules concerning completion of all cure-
focused medical treatment
One of the functions of nursing care of the terminally ill is to support the patient
and his or her family as they come to terms with the diagnosis and progression of
the disease process. How should nurses support patients and their families during
this process? SATA - CORRECT ANSWER--Try to appreciate and understand the
illness from the patients perspective
-assist patients with performing a life review
-provide interventions that facilitate end-of-life closure
A medical nurse is providing end-of-life care for a patient with metastatic bone
cancer. The nurse notes that the patient has been receiving oral analgesics for her
pain with adequate effect, but is now having difficulty swallowing the medication.
What should the nurse do? - CORRECT ANSWER-request the physician to order
analgesics by an alternative route
A 66-year-old patient is in hospice receiving palliative care for lung cancer which
has metastasized to the patients liver and bones. For the past several hours, the
patient has been experiencing dyspnea. What nursing action is most appropriate
Questions and Correct Detailed Answers Already
Graded A+
A nurse who provides care on an acute medical unit has observed that physicians
are frequently reluctant to refer patients to hospice care. What are contributing
factors that are known to underlie this tendency? SATA - CORRECT ANSWER--
financial pressures on health care providers
-patient reluctance to accept this type of care
-advances in curative treatment in late-stage illness
A nurse is caring for an 87-year-old Mexican-American female patient who is in
end-stage renal disease. The physician has just been in to see the patient and her
family to tell them that nothing more can be done for the patient and that death
is not far. The physician offers to discharge the patient home to hospice care, but
the patient and family refuse. After the physician leaves, the patients daughter
approaches you and asked what hospice care is. What would this lack of
knowledge about hospice care be perceived as? - CORRECT ANSWER-a barrier
to hospice care for this patient
, Patients who are enrolled in hospice care through Medicare are often felt to
suffer unnecessarily because they do not receive adequate attention for their
symptoms of the underlying illness. What factor most contributes to this
phenomenon? - CORRECT ANSWER-rules concerning completion of all cure-
focused medical treatment
One of the functions of nursing care of the terminally ill is to support the patient
and his or her family as they come to terms with the diagnosis and progression of
the disease process. How should nurses support patients and their families during
this process? SATA - CORRECT ANSWER--Try to appreciate and understand the
illness from the patients perspective
-assist patients with performing a life review
-provide interventions that facilitate end-of-life closure
A medical nurse is providing end-of-life care for a patient with metastatic bone
cancer. The nurse notes that the patient has been receiving oral analgesics for her
pain with adequate effect, but is now having difficulty swallowing the medication.
What should the nurse do? - CORRECT ANSWER-request the physician to order
analgesics by an alternative route
A 66-year-old patient is in hospice receiving palliative care for lung cancer which
has metastasized to the patients liver and bones. For the past several hours, the
patient has been experiencing dyspnea. What nursing action is most appropriate
