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ATI END OF LIFE CARE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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ATI END OF LIFE CARE EXAM QUESTIONS ANDANSWERS
A nurse discusses hospice care services with a group of newly hired nurses.
Which of the following information should the nurse provide?
A. Hospice services are ended when the client dies.
B. Hospice services are confined to assisting the client.
C. Hospice care requires an interdisciplinary team effort.
D. Hospice care volunteer services are limited to providing direct client care. -
ANSWER C. Hospice care requires an interdisciplinary team effort.
A nurse is looking after a client who is actively dying. The client's caretakers
have shown an interest in donating the client's organs. Which of the following
actions should the nurse perform?
A. Explain the process of organ donation to the caregiver.
B. Send a referral to an organ procurement organization.
C. Inform the caregiver that only the client can authorize organ donation.
D. Notify the health care professional, who is responsible for discussing organ
donation with the family member. - ANSWER B. Send a referral to an organ
procurement organization.
A nurse is caring for a dying client and notices that his feet are purple and
marbled. Which of the following findings can the nurse expect?
A. The client's feet feel warm to the touch.
B. The client is experiencing pain in the affected extremity.
C. The client is feverish.
D. Mottling is noticeable on the client's legs. - ANSWER D. Mottling is
noticeable on the client's legs.
The nurse should anticipate to see mottling on the client's legs. It usually starts
at the feet and then moves up the legs.
A nurse is discussing palliative care with a client who has colon cancer. Which
of the following information should the nurse provide?
A. Palliative care is restricted to a specified time period.
B. Palliative care takes a holistic approach.
, C. Palliative care is provided after the client has exhausted curative therapy
options.
D. Palliative care is available to individuals with non-life-threatening illnesses. -
ANSWER B: Palliative care takes a holistic approach.
Palliative care takes a holistic approach, treating the client as a whole person
while also meeting their physical and psychosocial requirements. To satisfy the
client's needs, an interprofessional team approach is used, which includes
clinicians, nurses, and other associated health care staff.
A nurse is discussing culturally competent treatment with another nurse. Which
of the following information should the nurse provide?
A. Discussing approaching death is culturally disrespectful in some cultures.
B. Most cultures support the use of opioids to relieve pain.
C. A coworker should provide cultural information to a client.
D. Culture has no bearing on a client's health-care decision. - ANSWER A.
Discussing approaching death is culturally unacceptable in some cultures.
In certain cultures, discussing approaching death is considered culturally
disrespectful. Before presenting a negative prognosis with a client and their
family, the nurse must first grasp the individual's cultural values.
A nurse is training a client about hospice care. Which of the following
information should the nurse provide? (Choose all that apply.
A person said, "You must have a terminal illness."
B. indicates: "You are eligible for hospice care if you are expected to live for 12
months."
C. said: "You can continue treatment to cure your illness."
D. said: "You accept palliative care for comfort."
E. says: "The health care provider must officially state that you are terminally
ill." - ANSWER A: "You must have a terminal illness."
D. said: "You accept palliative care for comfort."
E. says: "The health care provider must officially state that you are terminally
ill."
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