Nursing care at End of Life Exam 2026
Questions and Answers
What is palliative care? - Correct answer-Any form of care or treatment that
focuses on reducing the severity of disease symptoms, rather than trying to deal or
reverse the progression of the disease itself or provide care
What types of services does palliative care include? - Correct answer--Hospice
-End-of-life care
-Bereavemnt
What are the goals of palliative care? - Correct answer--Regard dying as a normal
process
-Provide relief from symptoms, including pain
-Affirm life and neither hasten nor postpone death
-Support holistic patient care & enhance QOL
-Offer support to patients to live as actively as possible until death
-Offer support to family during the patient's illness and in their own bereavement
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,When is palliative care initiated? - Correct answer-After a person receives a
diagnosis of a life-limiting illness
What are the major fears associated with dying? - Correct answer--Pain
-Loneliness
Who is apart of the interdisciplinary team when working with a patient receiving
palliative care? - Correct answer--Physicians
-Social workers
-Pharmacists
-Nurses
-Chaplains
-Other health care professionals
What is hospice? - Correct answer-A concept of care that provides compassion,
concern, & support for the dying & their families
What is the main goal of hospice? - Correct answer-To assist the patient to live
fully s comfortable as possible & to die pain free & with dignity
True or false, a patient receiving hospice care is sure to be fighting his or her
disease aggressively? - Correct answer-FALSE
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, What is the major difference between palliative care and hospice care? - Correct
answer-Palliative care allows a person to simultaneously receive curative &
palliative treatments
How many patients receive hospice services each year? - Correct answer-1.5
million
What types of models are hospice organized under? - Correct answer--hospital-
based programs
-part of existing home health care agencies
-freestanding
-community-based
What criteria is needed to admit to a hospice program? - Correct answer--Patient
must desire the services & agree in writing that only hospice care can be used to
treat terminal illness
-Patient must be considered eligible, requiring 2 physicians to certify the patient's
prognosis is terminal, w/ less than 6 months to live
What is death? - Correct answer-Occurs when all vital organs & body systems
cease to function
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Questions and Answers
What is palliative care? - Correct answer-Any form of care or treatment that
focuses on reducing the severity of disease symptoms, rather than trying to deal or
reverse the progression of the disease itself or provide care
What types of services does palliative care include? - Correct answer--Hospice
-End-of-life care
-Bereavemnt
What are the goals of palliative care? - Correct answer--Regard dying as a normal
process
-Provide relief from symptoms, including pain
-Affirm life and neither hasten nor postpone death
-Support holistic patient care & enhance QOL
-Offer support to patients to live as actively as possible until death
-Offer support to family during the patient's illness and in their own bereavement
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,When is palliative care initiated? - Correct answer-After a person receives a
diagnosis of a life-limiting illness
What are the major fears associated with dying? - Correct answer--Pain
-Loneliness
Who is apart of the interdisciplinary team when working with a patient receiving
palliative care? - Correct answer--Physicians
-Social workers
-Pharmacists
-Nurses
-Chaplains
-Other health care professionals
What is hospice? - Correct answer-A concept of care that provides compassion,
concern, & support for the dying & their families
What is the main goal of hospice? - Correct answer-To assist the patient to live
fully s comfortable as possible & to die pain free & with dignity
True or false, a patient receiving hospice care is sure to be fighting his or her
disease aggressively? - Correct answer-FALSE
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, What is the major difference between palliative care and hospice care? - Correct
answer-Palliative care allows a person to simultaneously receive curative &
palliative treatments
How many patients receive hospice services each year? - Correct answer-1.5
million
What types of models are hospice organized under? - Correct answer--hospital-
based programs
-part of existing home health care agencies
-freestanding
-community-based
What criteria is needed to admit to a hospice program? - Correct answer--Patient
must desire the services & agree in writing that only hospice care can be used to
treat terminal illness
-Patient must be considered eligible, requiring 2 physicians to certify the patient's
prognosis is terminal, w/ less than 6 months to live
What is death? - Correct answer-Occurs when all vital organs & body systems
cease to function
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