NSG 310 Questions with answers
well verified 100%
Good death - ANS✅✅Described in terms of peacefulness, symptom control, frank conversations,
acceptance and openness to physical and emotional support
Bad death - ANS✅✅Described in terms of conflict with family, lack of acceptance, rejection of
physical and emotional support, physical and emotional distress
4 death work competencies - ANS✅✅Knowledge competence, practice competence, work-
environment competence and self competence (personal resources, existential resources, emotional
coping)
Living well and dying well - ANS✅✅A dynamic and constantly changing journey of living while
dying and dying while living
Palliative care - ANS✅✅An approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families
facing the problems associated with life-threatening illness.
Done through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification, assessment and
treatment of pain and other problems
Palliative approach - ANS✅✅Journeying with the patient who has chronic life-limiting diseases to
meet their goals
Upstream approach
10 guiding principles of palliative approach - ANS✅✅Palliative care is person- and family-centered
care
Death, dying, grief and bereavement are all part of life
Caregivers are both providers and recipients of care
Palliative care is integrated and holistic
Access to palliative care is equitable
Palliative care recognizes and values the diversity of Canada and it's peoples
Palliative care services are valued, understood and adequately resourced
, Palliative care is high quality and evidence based
Palliative care improves QOL
Palliative care is a shared responsibility
How to provide LGBTQ+ inclusive care - ANS✅✅Develop self-awareness and consciously practice
your skill in putting aside baggage before providing care
Wholeheartedly support colleagues who are seeking to build LGBTQ-inclusive practices
Advocate for LGBTQ-inclusive language and care options in your workplace
Acknowledge and honour the person-hood within every person you provide care to
3 triggers of nearing end of life (GSF prognostic indicator) - ANS✅✅Would you be surprised if this
patient were to due in the next few months/weeks/days?
General indicators of decline
Specific clinical indicators of decline in relation to certain conditions
Sudden death graph characteristics - ANS✅✅Steady line, then straight drop down
Terminal illness graph characteristics - ANS✅✅Straight line, then gradual line down
Organ failure graph characteristics - ANS✅✅Stuttering decline (up, then down, then up, then
down etc)
Frailty graph characteristics - ANS✅✅Slow and progressive decline
Catastrophic event graph characteristics - ANS✅✅Steady line, straight drop down, then steady
decline
Transitions - ANS✅✅Changes that occur on a continuum from wellness to death, commonly
identified in hospice and palliative care practice using various palliative performance skills
Experiencing a change in health status d/t improvements or decline
100-90% PPS meaning - ANS✅✅Diagnosis
well verified 100%
Good death - ANS✅✅Described in terms of peacefulness, symptom control, frank conversations,
acceptance and openness to physical and emotional support
Bad death - ANS✅✅Described in terms of conflict with family, lack of acceptance, rejection of
physical and emotional support, physical and emotional distress
4 death work competencies - ANS✅✅Knowledge competence, practice competence, work-
environment competence and self competence (personal resources, existential resources, emotional
coping)
Living well and dying well - ANS✅✅A dynamic and constantly changing journey of living while
dying and dying while living
Palliative care - ANS✅✅An approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families
facing the problems associated with life-threatening illness.
Done through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification, assessment and
treatment of pain and other problems
Palliative approach - ANS✅✅Journeying with the patient who has chronic life-limiting diseases to
meet their goals
Upstream approach
10 guiding principles of palliative approach - ANS✅✅Palliative care is person- and family-centered
care
Death, dying, grief and bereavement are all part of life
Caregivers are both providers and recipients of care
Palliative care is integrated and holistic
Access to palliative care is equitable
Palliative care recognizes and values the diversity of Canada and it's peoples
Palliative care services are valued, understood and adequately resourced
, Palliative care is high quality and evidence based
Palliative care improves QOL
Palliative care is a shared responsibility
How to provide LGBTQ+ inclusive care - ANS✅✅Develop self-awareness and consciously practice
your skill in putting aside baggage before providing care
Wholeheartedly support colleagues who are seeking to build LGBTQ-inclusive practices
Advocate for LGBTQ-inclusive language and care options in your workplace
Acknowledge and honour the person-hood within every person you provide care to
3 triggers of nearing end of life (GSF prognostic indicator) - ANS✅✅Would you be surprised if this
patient were to due in the next few months/weeks/days?
General indicators of decline
Specific clinical indicators of decline in relation to certain conditions
Sudden death graph characteristics - ANS✅✅Steady line, then straight drop down
Terminal illness graph characteristics - ANS✅✅Straight line, then gradual line down
Organ failure graph characteristics - ANS✅✅Stuttering decline (up, then down, then up, then
down etc)
Frailty graph characteristics - ANS✅✅Slow and progressive decline
Catastrophic event graph characteristics - ANS✅✅Steady line, straight drop down, then steady
decline
Transitions - ANS✅✅Changes that occur on a continuum from wellness to death, commonly
identified in hospice and palliative care practice using various palliative performance skills
Experiencing a change in health status d/t improvements or decline
100-90% PPS meaning - ANS✅✅Diagnosis
