TEST BANK
Sorrentino's Canadian Textbook for
the Support Worker, 5th Edition by
Mary J. Wilk
Complete Chapter Test Bank
are included (Ch 1 to 47)
** Immediate Download
** Swift Response
** All Chapters included
,Table of Contents are given below
1. The Role and Responsibilities of the Support Worker
2. The Canadian Health Care System
3. Workplace Settings
4. Ethics
5. Legislation: The Client’s Rights and Your Rights
6. Health, Wellness, Illness, and Disability
7. Caring About Culture and Diversity
8. Managing Stress
9. Interpersonal Communication
10. Working With Others: Teamwork, Supervision, and Delegation
11. Working With Clients and Their Families
12. Abuse, Bullying, and Harassment Awareness
13. Starting Your Career
14. Body Mechanics
15. Exercise and Activity
16. Rehabilitation and Restorative Care
17. Personal Hygiene
18. Grooming and Dressing
19. Preventing Infection
20. Safety
21. Beds and Bed Making
22. Skin Care and Prevention of Wounds
23. Promoting Client Comfort, Pain Management, and Sleep
24. Measuring Height, Weight, and Vital Signs
25. Medical Terminology
26. Planning, Reporting, and Recording Client Care
27. Nutrition and Fluids
28. Enteral Nutrition and Intravenous Therapy
29. Urinary Elimination
30. Bowel Elimination
31. Growth and Development
32. Body Structure and Function
33. Common Diseases and Disorders
34. Hearing and Vision Disorders
35. Speech and Language Disorders
36. Developmental Disorders and Disabilities
37. Mental Health Disorders
38. Disorientation, Delirium, and Dementia
39. Promoting Oxygenation
40. Heat and Cold Applications
41. Caring for Mothers and Infants
42. Caring for the Young
43. Caring for Older Adults
44. Home Management
45. Medication Management
46. Working in Acute Care
47. End-of-Life Care
,The test bank is organized in reverse order, with the last chapter displayed first, to ensure that all
chapters are included in this document. (Complete Chapters included Ch47-1)
Chapter 47: End-of-Life Care
Wilk: Sorrentino’s Canadian Textbook for the Support Worker, Fifth Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. For incompetent patients who can no longer make informed decisions regarding their care,
what legal document indicates whether the termination of life-supporting treatment will
occur?
a. The care plan
b. An order not to resuscitate the person
c. An advance directive
d. A document stating the person’s wishes about life insurance payout
ANS: C
Feedback
A Incorrect. An advance directive (or living will) is a legal document in which a
person states specific wishes about future health care, treatment, and personal
care.
B Incorrect. Physicians often write “do not resuscitate” (DNR) or “no code” orders
for clients who are not expected to recover. Such orders mean that the client will
not be resuscitated and is allowed to die in peace and with dignity.
C Correct. An advance directive (or living will) is a legal document in which a
person states specific wishes about future health care, treatment, and personal
care. Health care includes all medical treatment: diagnostic, therapeutic,
preventive, and palliative. Personal care includes shelter, hygiene, nutrition,
clothing, and safety.
D Incorrect. An advance directive (or living will) is a legal document in which a
person states specific wishes about future health care, treatment, and personal
care.
PTS: 1 DIF: Understanding
REF: Legal Issues Surrounding Death and Dying
OBJ: 8: Explain the importance of an advance directive.
2. What occurs during postmortem care for the body?
a. The body turns blue and is soft.
b. There is an autopsy for the body when death is unexpected.
c. You may have contact with blood or body fluids.
d. You may notice the limpness of skeletal muscles that occurs after death.
ANS: B
Feedback
A Incorrect. Care of the body after (post) death (mortem) is called postmortem
care, which begins after the client is pronounced dead and when no autopsy (an
examination of the body to determine the cause of death) is required. You may
have contact with blood or body fluids, and rigor mortis develops within 2 to 3
hours after death. Rigor mortis is the stiffness or rigidity (rigor) of skeletal
, muscles that occurs after death (mortis).
B Correct. Care of the body after (post) death (mortem) is called postmortem care,
which begins after the client is pronounced dead and when no autopsy (an
examination of the body to determine the cause of death) is required. You may
have contact with blood or body fluids, and rigor mortis develops within 2 to 3
hours after death. Rigor mortis is the stiffness or rigidity (rigor) of skeletal
muscles that occurs after death (mortis).
C Incorrect. Care of the body after (post) death (mortem) is called postmortem
care, which begins after the client is pronounced dead and when no autopsy (an
examination of the body to determine the cause of death) is required. You may
have contact with blood or body fluids, and rigor mortis develops within 2 to 3
hours after death. Rigor mortis is the stiffness or rigidity (rigor) of skeletal
muscles that occurs after death (mortis).
D Incorrect. Care of the body after (post) death (mortem) is called postmortem
care, which begins after the client is pronounced dead and when no autopsy (an
examination of the body to determine the cause of death) is required. You may
have contact with blood or body fluids, and rigor mortis develops within 2 to 3
hours after death. Rigor mortis is the stiffness or rigidity (rigor) of skeletal
muscles that occurs after death (mortis).
PTS: 1 DIF: Understanding
REF: Care of the Body After Death
OBJ: 13: Describe how to assist in giving postmortem care.
3. Your client believes that a person’s spirit will leave its deceased form and step into a living
vessel. This is an example of which belief?
a. Belief in the concept of reincarnation
b. Belief in punishment for sins and misdeeds in the afterlife
c. Belief in end of life
d. Belief in heaven and hell
ANS: A
Feedback
A Correct. People have various beliefs about the body’s form after death. Some
believe in the concept of reincarnation, which is the belief that the spirit or soul
is reborn in another human body or in another life form.
B Incorrect. People have various beliefs about the body’s form after death. Some
believe in the concept of reincarnation, which is the belief that the spirit or soul
is reborn in another human body or in another life form.
C Incorrect. People have various beliefs about the body’s form after death. Some
believe in the concept of reincarnation, which is the belief that the spirit or soul
is reborn in another human body or in another life form.
D Incorrect. People have various beliefs about the body’s form after death. Some
believe in the concept of reincarnation, which is the belief that the spirit or soul
is reborn in another human body or in another life form.
PTS: 1 DIF: Understanding
REF: Beliefs About the Body After Death
OBJ: 1: Explain how culture, personal beliefs, religion, age, and experience influence attitudes
Sorrentino's Canadian Textbook for
the Support Worker, 5th Edition by
Mary J. Wilk
Complete Chapter Test Bank
are included (Ch 1 to 47)
** Immediate Download
** Swift Response
** All Chapters included
,Table of Contents are given below
1. The Role and Responsibilities of the Support Worker
2. The Canadian Health Care System
3. Workplace Settings
4. Ethics
5. Legislation: The Client’s Rights and Your Rights
6. Health, Wellness, Illness, and Disability
7. Caring About Culture and Diversity
8. Managing Stress
9. Interpersonal Communication
10. Working With Others: Teamwork, Supervision, and Delegation
11. Working With Clients and Their Families
12. Abuse, Bullying, and Harassment Awareness
13. Starting Your Career
14. Body Mechanics
15. Exercise and Activity
16. Rehabilitation and Restorative Care
17. Personal Hygiene
18. Grooming and Dressing
19. Preventing Infection
20. Safety
21. Beds and Bed Making
22. Skin Care and Prevention of Wounds
23. Promoting Client Comfort, Pain Management, and Sleep
24. Measuring Height, Weight, and Vital Signs
25. Medical Terminology
26. Planning, Reporting, and Recording Client Care
27. Nutrition and Fluids
28. Enteral Nutrition and Intravenous Therapy
29. Urinary Elimination
30. Bowel Elimination
31. Growth and Development
32. Body Structure and Function
33. Common Diseases and Disorders
34. Hearing and Vision Disorders
35. Speech and Language Disorders
36. Developmental Disorders and Disabilities
37. Mental Health Disorders
38. Disorientation, Delirium, and Dementia
39. Promoting Oxygenation
40. Heat and Cold Applications
41. Caring for Mothers and Infants
42. Caring for the Young
43. Caring for Older Adults
44. Home Management
45. Medication Management
46. Working in Acute Care
47. End-of-Life Care
,The test bank is organized in reverse order, with the last chapter displayed first, to ensure that all
chapters are included in this document. (Complete Chapters included Ch47-1)
Chapter 47: End-of-Life Care
Wilk: Sorrentino’s Canadian Textbook for the Support Worker, Fifth Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. For incompetent patients who can no longer make informed decisions regarding their care,
what legal document indicates whether the termination of life-supporting treatment will
occur?
a. The care plan
b. An order not to resuscitate the person
c. An advance directive
d. A document stating the person’s wishes about life insurance payout
ANS: C
Feedback
A Incorrect. An advance directive (or living will) is a legal document in which a
person states specific wishes about future health care, treatment, and personal
care.
B Incorrect. Physicians often write “do not resuscitate” (DNR) or “no code” orders
for clients who are not expected to recover. Such orders mean that the client will
not be resuscitated and is allowed to die in peace and with dignity.
C Correct. An advance directive (or living will) is a legal document in which a
person states specific wishes about future health care, treatment, and personal
care. Health care includes all medical treatment: diagnostic, therapeutic,
preventive, and palliative. Personal care includes shelter, hygiene, nutrition,
clothing, and safety.
D Incorrect. An advance directive (or living will) is a legal document in which a
person states specific wishes about future health care, treatment, and personal
care.
PTS: 1 DIF: Understanding
REF: Legal Issues Surrounding Death and Dying
OBJ: 8: Explain the importance of an advance directive.
2. What occurs during postmortem care for the body?
a. The body turns blue and is soft.
b. There is an autopsy for the body when death is unexpected.
c. You may have contact with blood or body fluids.
d. You may notice the limpness of skeletal muscles that occurs after death.
ANS: B
Feedback
A Incorrect. Care of the body after (post) death (mortem) is called postmortem
care, which begins after the client is pronounced dead and when no autopsy (an
examination of the body to determine the cause of death) is required. You may
have contact with blood or body fluids, and rigor mortis develops within 2 to 3
hours after death. Rigor mortis is the stiffness or rigidity (rigor) of skeletal
, muscles that occurs after death (mortis).
B Correct. Care of the body after (post) death (mortem) is called postmortem care,
which begins after the client is pronounced dead and when no autopsy (an
examination of the body to determine the cause of death) is required. You may
have contact with blood or body fluids, and rigor mortis develops within 2 to 3
hours after death. Rigor mortis is the stiffness or rigidity (rigor) of skeletal
muscles that occurs after death (mortis).
C Incorrect. Care of the body after (post) death (mortem) is called postmortem
care, which begins after the client is pronounced dead and when no autopsy (an
examination of the body to determine the cause of death) is required. You may
have contact with blood or body fluids, and rigor mortis develops within 2 to 3
hours after death. Rigor mortis is the stiffness or rigidity (rigor) of skeletal
muscles that occurs after death (mortis).
D Incorrect. Care of the body after (post) death (mortem) is called postmortem
care, which begins after the client is pronounced dead and when no autopsy (an
examination of the body to determine the cause of death) is required. You may
have contact with blood or body fluids, and rigor mortis develops within 2 to 3
hours after death. Rigor mortis is the stiffness or rigidity (rigor) of skeletal
muscles that occurs after death (mortis).
PTS: 1 DIF: Understanding
REF: Care of the Body After Death
OBJ: 13: Describe how to assist in giving postmortem care.
3. Your client believes that a person’s spirit will leave its deceased form and step into a living
vessel. This is an example of which belief?
a. Belief in the concept of reincarnation
b. Belief in punishment for sins and misdeeds in the afterlife
c. Belief in end of life
d. Belief in heaven and hell
ANS: A
Feedback
A Correct. People have various beliefs about the body’s form after death. Some
believe in the concept of reincarnation, which is the belief that the spirit or soul
is reborn in another human body or in another life form.
B Incorrect. People have various beliefs about the body’s form after death. Some
believe in the concept of reincarnation, which is the belief that the spirit or soul
is reborn in another human body or in another life form.
C Incorrect. People have various beliefs about the body’s form after death. Some
believe in the concept of reincarnation, which is the belief that the spirit or soul
is reborn in another human body or in another life form.
D Incorrect. People have various beliefs about the body’s form after death. Some
believe in the concept of reincarnation, which is the belief that the spirit or soul
is reborn in another human body or in another life form.
PTS: 1 DIF: Understanding
REF: Beliefs About the Body After Death
OBJ: 1: Explain how culture, personal beliefs, religion, age, and experience influence attitudes
