NURS 6540 Quiz 11 2023 – Questions & Answers

NURS 6540 Quiz 11 2023 – Questions & Answers. A useful scale for staging individuals with dementia and determining the possible need for palliative care is a . The Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) b . The Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE) c . The Reisberg Functional Assessment Staging (FAST) scale d . The Mini-Cog™ Screen for dementia Significant depression and a desire to hasten death in a terminally ill older adult are a . A normal consequence of aging and illness b . A result of the focus on advance directives c . A normal response to suffering d . Seriously under recognized and undertreated problems The use of feeding tubes, either nasogastric or percutaneous, at the end of life a . Improves quality of life b . Has no clinical benefit in patients with dementia c . Prolongs life d . Demonstrates to families that everything is being done for their loved one.