BEHS 380 END OF LIFE COMPREHENSIVE
STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
• Death.
Answer: the cessation of integrated tissue and organ function, manifesting
with - Lack of heartbeat - Absence of spontaneous respirations - Irreversible
brain dysfunction
• curative care.
Answer: focus on treatment and curing the illness or injury (includes
diagnosis)
• end of life care.
Answer: focuses on supporting the patient while the individual is in the
dying process
• dying with dignity.
Answer: Ending one's life in a way that is true to one's preferences and
controlling end-of-life care
• What are the requirements to being able to make own medical decisions in
life saving or ending scenarios?.
Answer: Have to have the ability to evaluate the information and mentally
manipulate Have to be able to receive information and manipulate it Have to
be able to communicate preferences in some way -Do not have to be
A&Ox4 If patient is deemed competent to make decision, they make it
• palliative care.
Answer: focused on the relief of suffering for clients with serious illness
(acute, serious, or life-threatening illnesses or progressive chronic illness);
improving the quality of life for the patient and family
• American Association of Colleges of Nursing Competencies.
, Answer: - provision of comofort care to the dying as an active, desirable,
and important service - collaboration with team members while
implementing the nursing role in end-of-life care - assessment and
managment of symptoms that occur near the end of life - evaluation of the
impact of nursing interventions on patient outcomes
• End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC).
Answer: educational program designed to improve end of life and palliative
care practices by providing nurses with tools to provide passionate and
knowledgeable care to create a positive end of life experience
• advance directives.
Answer: legal documents that allow people to convey their wishes for
end-of-life care; includes: - living wills - durable power of attorney - health
care proxies - next of kin
• Can a power of attorney override a living will?.
Answer: yes
• focus of palliative care.
Answer: - controlling symptoms - coordinating care - reducing unnecessary
tests and futile interventions - ongoing conversations with the family and
client - no specified timeline - varied health care team
• how is hospice care different from palliative care?.
Answer: - there is an established timeline (usually within 60-90 days of
patient's death) - specified time period for the prognosis - limited healthcare
team
• common fears and concerns of the dying patient.
Answer: - death itself - thoughts of long and painful dealth - facing death
alone - place of death - loss of body control - not being able to make
decisions - loss of consciousness - financial costs and being a burden - dying
before putting affairs in order
• What are the difference in palliative care and hospice care?.
Answer: Palliative - no life expectancy limit - can get curative treatment for
STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
• Death.
Answer: the cessation of integrated tissue and organ function, manifesting
with - Lack of heartbeat - Absence of spontaneous respirations - Irreversible
brain dysfunction
• curative care.
Answer: focus on treatment and curing the illness or injury (includes
diagnosis)
• end of life care.
Answer: focuses on supporting the patient while the individual is in the
dying process
• dying with dignity.
Answer: Ending one's life in a way that is true to one's preferences and
controlling end-of-life care
• What are the requirements to being able to make own medical decisions in
life saving or ending scenarios?.
Answer: Have to have the ability to evaluate the information and mentally
manipulate Have to be able to receive information and manipulate it Have to
be able to communicate preferences in some way -Do not have to be
A&Ox4 If patient is deemed competent to make decision, they make it
• palliative care.
Answer: focused on the relief of suffering for clients with serious illness
(acute, serious, or life-threatening illnesses or progressive chronic illness);
improving the quality of life for the patient and family
• American Association of Colleges of Nursing Competencies.
, Answer: - provision of comofort care to the dying as an active, desirable,
and important service - collaboration with team members while
implementing the nursing role in end-of-life care - assessment and
managment of symptoms that occur near the end of life - evaluation of the
impact of nursing interventions on patient outcomes
• End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC).
Answer: educational program designed to improve end of life and palliative
care practices by providing nurses with tools to provide passionate and
knowledgeable care to create a positive end of life experience
• advance directives.
Answer: legal documents that allow people to convey their wishes for
end-of-life care; includes: - living wills - durable power of attorney - health
care proxies - next of kin
• Can a power of attorney override a living will?.
Answer: yes
• focus of palliative care.
Answer: - controlling symptoms - coordinating care - reducing unnecessary
tests and futile interventions - ongoing conversations with the family and
client - no specified timeline - varied health care team
• how is hospice care different from palliative care?.
Answer: - there is an established timeline (usually within 60-90 days of
patient's death) - specified time period for the prognosis - limited healthcare
team
• common fears and concerns of the dying patient.
Answer: - death itself - thoughts of long and painful dealth - facing death
alone - place of death - loss of body control - not being able to make
decisions - loss of consciousness - financial costs and being a burden - dying
before putting affairs in order
• What are the difference in palliative care and hospice care?.
Answer: Palliative - no life expectancy limit - can get curative treatment for
