BEHS 380 END OF LIFE: ISSUES AND
PERSPECTIVES QUIZ 1 PRACTICE
EXAMINATION 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ black children single parent rate.
Answer: 50.7%
◍ when you add the youth and old age dependency ratio together....
Answer: total dependency ratio: calculated by adding the number of youth
and old divided by of persons age 20-64, times 100
◍ Meeting Family Needs (communicaiton, observing, tone, respect, etc).
Answer: Encourage patients and families to talk, identify and acknowledge
feelingsMaintain a higher ratio of family member-to-health care provider
speaking timeDo not contradict or put down other health care
providersRecognize patient and family concernsAcknowledge errors, if they
have been madeBe humble, set a nonthreatening tone, use nonmedical
terminologyDemonstrate respect for family members
◍ ______ are more likely to alive alone in old age than men.
Answer: women
◍ men tend to marry woman ______ than themselves.
Answer: younger
◍ Physical Manifestations of End of Life (sensory, circulatory, MSK).
Answer: Physical Manifestations -◦Sensory changes - blurred vision,
decreased sense of touch beginning in the extremities, hearing last sense to
remain intact◦Circulatory and Respiratory - heart rate slows, BP decreases,
respirations rapid or slow, shallow or deep, noisy/wet-sounding (death
, rattle), Cheyne-Stokes respiration, cool, pale, mottled skin moving from the
extremities to the torso. If ventilation is being withdrawn, dyspnea is an
indication of suffering◦Loss of Muscle Tone and Coordination
◍ existing workforce of 16-24 year olds in 2025.
Answer: 15.56%
◍ ageism.
Answer: form of prejudice that results from the ignorance, misconception,
and half truths about aging and older adults
◍ chronic conditions in the eldery causing mobilization issues.
Answer: hypertension, diabetes, arthritis
◍ single parent households are more than likely to have _______ _______
_________ for the children and young adults.
Answer: adverse health outcomes
◍ Legal and Ethical Guidelines (what is an advanced directive, based on what
principles, who can change the directives, benefits and care decisions).
Answer: An advance directive is a legally enforceable document outlining
the patient's preference for specific treatments to be provided or withheld
and/or to designate an individual to make decisions for them (termed a
healthcare proxy) if they are not able. (early 1990's, they came about
because there were published cases of young people being left in vegetative
states after car accidents).Based on the ethical principle of autonomy and
right to self-determination.Both patients and their proxies can change their
mind at any time, including the end of life.There are benefits of shared
decision making involving the patient, the patient's family/proxy, and
healthcare provider (clear line of communication, no questions, roadmap or
plan for patient care)Care decisions should be made based on informed
discussion of risks and benefits of treatment options.*patients are asked
about advanced directives when they first enter the hospital.Proxie=
identified person by the patient who can make decisions about their care.
◍ single parent household.
PERSPECTIVES QUIZ 1 PRACTICE
EXAMINATION 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ black children single parent rate.
Answer: 50.7%
◍ when you add the youth and old age dependency ratio together....
Answer: total dependency ratio: calculated by adding the number of youth
and old divided by of persons age 20-64, times 100
◍ Meeting Family Needs (communicaiton, observing, tone, respect, etc).
Answer: Encourage patients and families to talk, identify and acknowledge
feelingsMaintain a higher ratio of family member-to-health care provider
speaking timeDo not contradict or put down other health care
providersRecognize patient and family concernsAcknowledge errors, if they
have been madeBe humble, set a nonthreatening tone, use nonmedical
terminologyDemonstrate respect for family members
◍ ______ are more likely to alive alone in old age than men.
Answer: women
◍ men tend to marry woman ______ than themselves.
Answer: younger
◍ Physical Manifestations of End of Life (sensory, circulatory, MSK).
Answer: Physical Manifestations -◦Sensory changes - blurred vision,
decreased sense of touch beginning in the extremities, hearing last sense to
remain intact◦Circulatory and Respiratory - heart rate slows, BP decreases,
respirations rapid or slow, shallow or deep, noisy/wet-sounding (death
, rattle), Cheyne-Stokes respiration, cool, pale, mottled skin moving from the
extremities to the torso. If ventilation is being withdrawn, dyspnea is an
indication of suffering◦Loss of Muscle Tone and Coordination
◍ existing workforce of 16-24 year olds in 2025.
Answer: 15.56%
◍ ageism.
Answer: form of prejudice that results from the ignorance, misconception,
and half truths about aging and older adults
◍ chronic conditions in the eldery causing mobilization issues.
Answer: hypertension, diabetes, arthritis
◍ single parent households are more than likely to have _______ _______
_________ for the children and young adults.
Answer: adverse health outcomes
◍ Legal and Ethical Guidelines (what is an advanced directive, based on what
principles, who can change the directives, benefits and care decisions).
Answer: An advance directive is a legally enforceable document outlining
the patient's preference for specific treatments to be provided or withheld
and/or to designate an individual to make decisions for them (termed a
healthcare proxy) if they are not able. (early 1990's, they came about
because there were published cases of young people being left in vegetative
states after car accidents).Based on the ethical principle of autonomy and
right to self-determination.Both patients and their proxies can change their
mind at any time, including the end of life.There are benefits of shared
decision making involving the patient, the patient's family/proxy, and
healthcare provider (clear line of communication, no questions, roadmap or
plan for patient care)Care decisions should be made based on informed
discussion of risks and benefits of treatment options.*patients are asked
about advanced directives when they first enter the hospital.Proxie=
identified person by the patient who can make decisions about their care.
◍ single parent household.
