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ATI end of life palliative care andhospice care3.0 study test/5 Q’s and A’s
A nurse is caring for a client who has stage IV heart failure. The client has
audible crackles in the kings and is experiencing fluid overload. Which of the
following medications should the nurse expect the provider to prescribe?
1. Scopolamine
2. Amoxicillin/clavulante
3. Furosemide
4. Lorazepam - - Furosemide
(The nurse should administer furosemide to a client who has stage IV heart
faliure with crackels in their lings and is experiencing fluid overload.
Furosemide is a diuretic which reduces the woarkload of the heart aling with
congestion and excess fluid. This will allow the client to breathe easier.
- A nurse is providing palliative care for a client who has end-stage lung
cancer and is dyspneic. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
1. Administer haloperidol 0.5 mg sublingual
2. Ask the client how they are feeling
3. Place the client in the supine position
4. Apply supplemental oxygen - - The nurse should apply supplemental
oxygen as a palliative measure for a client who has end-stage lung cancer
and is dyspneic. The oxygen will ease the client's breathing and provide
comfort to the client
- A nurse is caring for a client who is Receiving hospice care. Which of the
following findings should the nurse identify as a manifestation of impeding
death?
1. Pale yellow urine
2. Increased blood pressure
3. Decreased strength of peripheral pulses
4. Tightening of the facial muscles - - Decreased strength of peripheral
pulses
(The Nurse should recognize that a client who is approaching death will
develop a decrease heart rate and a decrease in peripheral pulse strength.
- A nurse is collecting data from a client who is an end stages of life. The
client is unconscious and has a "" death rattle. Which of the following
medication should the nurse plan to administer to the client?
1. Haloperidol
2. Morphine
3. Scopolamine
4. Prochlorperazine - - Scopolamine
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