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End of Life Module 6: Final hours of Life 2026 A+ GRAD
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E ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANS
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WERS (109EC) zm
QUESTION 1 zm
You are caring for a man who is near the end of life. During morning care, the man as
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ks you if he is dying. Your best response would be:
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ANSWER
"That is a very serious question. What is it that makes you ask that today?"
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QUESTION 2 zm
Your patient, who has end-
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stage renal disease, has been asked by the doctor covering the hospital if he would lik
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e to have "everything done," including CPR. The patient asks you if CPR is a good thin
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g to do. Your best response is:
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ANSWER
"What do you know about CPR? Have you ever heard about it before?"
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QUESTION 3 zm
Your unit has experienced many deaths in the past month and the staff is feeling very
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sad. What might you suggest to address this issue?
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ANSWER
Recommend starting a reflection ritual to honor patients who die on the unit.
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QUESTION 4 zm
, You have been caring for a Hispanic patient with advanced obstructive lung disease fo
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r the past several weeks. The family has been at the bedside daily, with one member
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spending the night throughout the hospital stay. In assessing cultural beliefs and pract
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ices related to death and dying for the patient and family, it is necessary for you to co
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nsider which of the following factors?
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ANSWER
What rituals, practices, and beliefs about death are important to the patient and family
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QUESTION 5 zm
You are caring for a patient who has just died. In caring for the body after death, the
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goal of care is to:
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ANSWER
Provide a clean, peaceful impression of the deceased for the family
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QUESTION 6 zm
You are caring for a veteran who served in World War II and is now near the end of l
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ife. He has shared with you how important his service in the Navy was to him. Which
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of the following interventions would be most appropriate for you to do to honor his s
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ervice?
ANSWER
Find out if he would like you to see if the local veterans group could visit him.
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QUESTION 7 zm
The family of a patient who is dying asks you why the nurses always come in and loo
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k under the sheets at his legs when they are checking his blood pressure. You explain
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ANSWER
"They are assessing for signs that death may be near."
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QUESTION 8 zm
A patient's daughter asks you what she can do to help make her mother, who is dying
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, more comfortable. The daughter has been sitting at her mother's bedside for the pas
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t two days and is feeling helpless. Your best response would be:
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ANSWER
Exam Solution zm
End of Life Module 6: Final hours of Life 2026 A+ GRAD
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E ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANS
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WERS (109EC) zm
QUESTION 1 zm
You are caring for a man who is near the end of life. During morning care, the man as
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ks you if he is dying. Your best response would be:
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ANSWER
"That is a very serious question. What is it that makes you ask that today?"
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QUESTION 2 zm
Your patient, who has end-
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stage renal disease, has been asked by the doctor covering the hospital if he would lik
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e to have "everything done," including CPR. The patient asks you if CPR is a good thin
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g to do. Your best response is:
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ANSWER
"What do you know about CPR? Have you ever heard about it before?"
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QUESTION 3 zm
Your unit has experienced many deaths in the past month and the staff is feeling very
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sad. What might you suggest to address this issue?
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ANSWER
Recommend starting a reflection ritual to honor patients who die on the unit.
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QUESTION 4 zm
, You have been caring for a Hispanic patient with advanced obstructive lung disease fo
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r the past several weeks. The family has been at the bedside daily, with one member
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spending the night throughout the hospital stay. In assessing cultural beliefs and pract
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ices related to death and dying for the patient and family, it is necessary for you to co
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nsider which of the following factors?
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ANSWER
What rituals, practices, and beliefs about death are important to the patient and family
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QUESTION 5 zm
You are caring for a patient who has just died. In caring for the body after death, the
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goal of care is to:
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ANSWER
Provide a clean, peaceful impression of the deceased for the family
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QUESTION 6 zm
You are caring for a veteran who served in World War II and is now near the end of l
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ife. He has shared with you how important his service in the Navy was to him. Which
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of the following interventions would be most appropriate for you to do to honor his s
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ervice?
ANSWER
Find out if he would like you to see if the local veterans group could visit him.
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QUESTION 7 zm
The family of a patient who is dying asks you why the nurses always come in and loo
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k under the sheets at his legs when they are checking his blood pressure. You explain
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:
ANSWER
"They are assessing for signs that death may be near."
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QUESTION 8 zm
A patient's daughter asks you what she can do to help make her mother, who is dying
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, more comfortable. The daughter has been sitting at her mother's bedside for the pas
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t two days and is feeling helpless. Your best response would be:
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ANSWER