BEHS 380 END OF LIFE FINAL TEST
2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
• Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Jr. What does the Christian moral code say
about ending a life? How does the Catholic church view this issue? What is
the prediction the author makes reading euthanasia in the future? According
to "Does Old Age Make Suicide Ethical," suicide at the end of life is more
likely connected to a person's sense of what? As retirees make up an
increasing share of our population, we'll also face emerging ethical
questions about what?.
Answer: God is the Author of life and no man has a right to take his life
Catholicism states suicide as sinful and suicide doers should be denied
burial involuntary euthanasia will be commonplace in Europe, and
Gen-Xers' battles to stay alive into old age will be treated with the same cold
contempt as they treated the silent screams of the unborn dignity economics
of aging: -should senior citizens save as much as they can in their final
decades of living? -should senior citizens try to live as long as possible or
exit early in order to not become family financial + emotional burdens
• Certain risk factors that increase the likelihood of complicated grief?.
Answer: death of a child or spouse, multiple losses, and history of trauma
• complicated grief and mourning.
Answer: - characterized by prolonged feelings of sadness and feelings of
general worthlessness or hopelessness that persist long after the death
-prolonged symptoms (depression, anxiety, insomnia, fatigue) that interfere
with activities of daily living, or self-destructive behaviors such as alcohol
or substance abuse and suicidal ideation or attempts
• Expected Physiologic Changes of death.
Answer: *Anticipating and planning interventions for symptoms is a
cornerstone of both palliative and end-of-life care. -prepare the family for
, the normal, expected changes that accompany the period immediately
preceding death - may become increasingly somnolent and unable to clear
sputum or oral secretions, which may lead to further impairment of
breathing from pooled secretions. *Reassure that the patient is not in any
distress and offer supportive nursing care
• Dry mouth is?.
Answer: common symptom at the end of life because of not eating or
drinking
• Most common reason for palliative care consultation in the hospital setting
is?.
Answer: goals of care discussions - most often older with a serious illness
other than cancer, and typically have a full code status
• Communication in palliative care.
Answer: - communication as a set of skills that can be taught, practiced, and
built upon. -nurses must first consider their own experiences with and values
concerning illness and death through reflection, discussion with colleagues,
reading, and self-discovery. -Therapeutic communication can be learned
and, like other skills, must be practiced to gain expertise -Using open-ended
questions allows the nurse to elicit the patient's and family's concerns
• Treatment of impaired secretions in the actively dying is usually achieved
with?.
Answer: anticholinergic (dry secretions) -educate family members about
impaired secretions, provide assurance on the normalcy of the symptom, and
distinguish it from dyspnea.
• Dr. Jack Kevorkian MD Part 1 (Physician-Assisted Suicide: Legal and
Ethical Considerations) The Hippocratic tradition prohibits physicians from
what? As a matter of constitutional law in the United States, what is the state
required to do when the patient cannot communicate their desire? Why did
the Michigan Court of Appeals acquit Kevorkian? Of the 130 patients that
dies with Kevorkian's assistance, what percentage were known to be
terminally ill? Why was Kevorkian was criticized on professional and
2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
• Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Jr. What does the Christian moral code say
about ending a life? How does the Catholic church view this issue? What is
the prediction the author makes reading euthanasia in the future? According
to "Does Old Age Make Suicide Ethical," suicide at the end of life is more
likely connected to a person's sense of what? As retirees make up an
increasing share of our population, we'll also face emerging ethical
questions about what?.
Answer: God is the Author of life and no man has a right to take his life
Catholicism states suicide as sinful and suicide doers should be denied
burial involuntary euthanasia will be commonplace in Europe, and
Gen-Xers' battles to stay alive into old age will be treated with the same cold
contempt as they treated the silent screams of the unborn dignity economics
of aging: -should senior citizens save as much as they can in their final
decades of living? -should senior citizens try to live as long as possible or
exit early in order to not become family financial + emotional burdens
• Certain risk factors that increase the likelihood of complicated grief?.
Answer: death of a child or spouse, multiple losses, and history of trauma
• complicated grief and mourning.
Answer: - characterized by prolonged feelings of sadness and feelings of
general worthlessness or hopelessness that persist long after the death
-prolonged symptoms (depression, anxiety, insomnia, fatigue) that interfere
with activities of daily living, or self-destructive behaviors such as alcohol
or substance abuse and suicidal ideation or attempts
• Expected Physiologic Changes of death.
Answer: *Anticipating and planning interventions for symptoms is a
cornerstone of both palliative and end-of-life care. -prepare the family for
, the normal, expected changes that accompany the period immediately
preceding death - may become increasingly somnolent and unable to clear
sputum or oral secretions, which may lead to further impairment of
breathing from pooled secretions. *Reassure that the patient is not in any
distress and offer supportive nursing care
• Dry mouth is?.
Answer: common symptom at the end of life because of not eating or
drinking
• Most common reason for palliative care consultation in the hospital setting
is?.
Answer: goals of care discussions - most often older with a serious illness
other than cancer, and typically have a full code status
• Communication in palliative care.
Answer: - communication as a set of skills that can be taught, practiced, and
built upon. -nurses must first consider their own experiences with and values
concerning illness and death through reflection, discussion with colleagues,
reading, and self-discovery. -Therapeutic communication can be learned
and, like other skills, must be practiced to gain expertise -Using open-ended
questions allows the nurse to elicit the patient's and family's concerns
• Treatment of impaired secretions in the actively dying is usually achieved
with?.
Answer: anticholinergic (dry secretions) -educate family members about
impaired secretions, provide assurance on the normalcy of the symptom, and
distinguish it from dyspnea.
• Dr. Jack Kevorkian MD Part 1 (Physician-Assisted Suicide: Legal and
Ethical Considerations) The Hippocratic tradition prohibits physicians from
what? As a matter of constitutional law in the United States, what is the state
required to do when the patient cannot communicate their desire? Why did
the Michigan Court of Appeals acquit Kevorkian? Of the 130 patients that
dies with Kevorkian's assistance, what percentage were known to be
terminally ill? Why was Kevorkian was criticized on professional and
