ATI LPN
Foundations and Adult Health Nursing Test Bank
Chapter 40 Questions
Question 1 of 5
The hospice nurse instructs the family that they have access to a hospice pharmacist, who is available for consultation on the drugs the hospice patient may be taking. What other role does the hospice pharmacist fill?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The hospice pharmacist is available to consult about drug interactions with other drugs or food. The pharmacist does not administer the drugs. The nurse would evaluate the safety of drug storage in the home and monitor the drug effectiveness.
Question 2 of 5
Who conducts the nutritional assessment at the time of admission to hospice care?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The hospice nurse does the nutritional assessment during admission.
Question 3 of 5
The hospice nurse recommends that the patient prepare the document that provides guidance to the family concerning the patient's wishes regarding life-support measures and organ donation. What is this document called?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: An advance directive is a document prepared while the patient is alive and competent that provides guidance to the family and health care team in the event the person can no longer make decisions.
Question 4 of 5
Which medication relaxes the patient's respiratory effort and thus increases the efficiency of the patient's respiratory status?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Respiratory distress may be relieved by morphine.
Question 5 of 5
Because the family is confused about the meaning of palliative care, the hospice nurse needs to explain the focus of care. What is the focus of palliative care?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Palliative care is not curative but is an integrated plan designed to relieve pain and control symptoms. The goal is not to prolong life. While pain relief may be one aspect of hospice care, it is not what treatment is centered upon. The family is not relieved of their responsibility.