NUR 102 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2026
Define grief -
correct answer ✅an intense but normal response to a real or
threatened loss
Five stages of grief -
correct answer ✅1. Denial
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Acceptance
Denial- nursing responsibilities -
correct answer ✅Assess patient and family's need for information,
use open ended questions, social work and psychiatrist support
Anger- nursing responsibilities -
correct answer ✅Allow family and client to express and get though
stage, spend time with client, counselors, social work and
psychiatrist support
,NUR 102 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2026
Bargaining- nursing responsibilities -
correct answer ✅Allow client to express wishes
Depression- nursing responsibilities -
correct answer ✅Allow time to go through stage, encourage
expression, clinical depression should be treated
Acceptance- nursing responsibilities -
correct answer ✅Explain behavior to family, continue to be
present but respect wishes, allow expression of feelings
Bereavement -
correct answer ✅The period of time a person mourns
During mourning- nursing response -
correct answer ✅"The pain will never go away but with time, it will
get a little less painful"
Most common fear of the dying... -
correct answer ✅Pain
,NUR 102 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2026
Effective listening includes -
correct answer ✅1. Empty space
2. Avoid distractions
3. Allow time to answer questions
4. Avoid advice
5. Assess understanding
Cachexia -
correct answer ✅Severe muscle wasting and weight loss
Myoclonus -
correct answer ✅Involuntary jerking caused by use of certain
opioids
Palliative Care -
correct answer ✅Any care or treatment that reduces the severity
of the disease symptoms (days/months/years)
Hospice Care -
correct answer ✅A concept of care for the patient in the last
, NUR 102 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2026
phases of an incurable disease (at home, impatient of extended
care facility)
The last sense to go before death.. -
correct answer ✅Hearing
Honeymoon phase -
correct answer ✅Occurs after abuse, perpetrator expresses
kindness and loving and victim doesn't want to leave
Tension-building phase -
correct answer ✅Minor pushing, verbal abuse, victim ignores or
accepts the behavior of the perpetrator
Battering Incident -
correct answer ✅Abuser releases built up tension by way of brutal
beatings
The greatest risk for violence is a when a women -
correct answer ✅Threatens to leave the relationship
AND ANSWERS 2026
Define grief -
correct answer ✅an intense but normal response to a real or
threatened loss
Five stages of grief -
correct answer ✅1. Denial
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Acceptance
Denial- nursing responsibilities -
correct answer ✅Assess patient and family's need for information,
use open ended questions, social work and psychiatrist support
Anger- nursing responsibilities -
correct answer ✅Allow family and client to express and get though
stage, spend time with client, counselors, social work and
psychiatrist support
,NUR 102 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2026
Bargaining- nursing responsibilities -
correct answer ✅Allow client to express wishes
Depression- nursing responsibilities -
correct answer ✅Allow time to go through stage, encourage
expression, clinical depression should be treated
Acceptance- nursing responsibilities -
correct answer ✅Explain behavior to family, continue to be
present but respect wishes, allow expression of feelings
Bereavement -
correct answer ✅The period of time a person mourns
During mourning- nursing response -
correct answer ✅"The pain will never go away but with time, it will
get a little less painful"
Most common fear of the dying... -
correct answer ✅Pain
,NUR 102 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2026
Effective listening includes -
correct answer ✅1. Empty space
2. Avoid distractions
3. Allow time to answer questions
4. Avoid advice
5. Assess understanding
Cachexia -
correct answer ✅Severe muscle wasting and weight loss
Myoclonus -
correct answer ✅Involuntary jerking caused by use of certain
opioids
Palliative Care -
correct answer ✅Any care or treatment that reduces the severity
of the disease symptoms (days/months/years)
Hospice Care -
correct answer ✅A concept of care for the patient in the last
, NUR 102 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2026
phases of an incurable disease (at home, impatient of extended
care facility)
The last sense to go before death.. -
correct answer ✅Hearing
Honeymoon phase -
correct answer ✅Occurs after abuse, perpetrator expresses
kindness and loving and victim doesn't want to leave
Tension-building phase -
correct answer ✅Minor pushing, verbal abuse, victim ignores or
accepts the behavior of the perpetrator
Battering Incident -
correct answer ✅Abuser releases built up tension by way of brutal
beatings
The greatest risk for violence is a when a women -
correct answer ✅Threatens to leave the relationship
