Skilled Nurse
HOPE
Social Work
Policies
Palliative Care
100

What is a Living Care Plan? 

What is Issues, Goals, and Interventions in nursing note? 

100

HOPE Acronym 

What is Hospice Outcomes and Patient Evaluation? 

100

TRUE or FALSE? Continuous care may be provided by hospice in a patient’s home during a pain management crisis.
 

What is TRUE -

**8hrs of continuous care primarily by a RN

100

ANY event that deviates from accepted practice.

What is an Adverse Event? 

100

What is the primary goal of palliative care?

What is to improve the quality of life by managing symptoms and providing support for serious illness while continuing aggressive treatment.

200

When are Medication orders due?

What is by the end of the workday? 

200

HUV #1 or Hope Update Visit #1

What is the RN visit due days 6-15 after admission?

200

If a hospice patient has both a living will and a medical power of attorney, whose instructions take priority in guiding care?

What is a Living Will? 

200

TRUE or FALSE? Adverse events include patients, family members, employees, and volunteers. 

What is TRUE? 

200

True or False: Palliative care is only provided at the end of life.

What is FALSE — it can be provided at any stage of a serious illness alongside curative treatment.

300

When is it appropriate to report pain to the provider/administration? 

What is anything greater than pain goal? 

300

SFV or Symptom Follow visit? 

What is an LPN or RN visit to reassess any uncontrolled symptoms within 24 - 48 hours of findings? 

300

If a federal regulation conflicts with a state regulation, which regulation must you follow?

What is the strictest regulation? 

300

True or False ? Examples of adverse events can include, medication errors, damage to property, injury or indangerment including falls, and equipment malfunctions?

What is TRUE? 

300

Name one common symptom that palliative care teams help manage.

What is Pain, nausea, fatigue, shortness of breath, or depression. 

400

Sharpy & Urinary drainage bag

What is date and initail every foley change

400

HUV #2 or Hope Update Visit #2

What is the RN visit due days 16-30 after admission?

400

Percentage of patient care hours matched by Volunteer hours? 

What is 5%? 

400

Conducted after an Adverse event?

What is a Root Cause analysis? 

400

Which interdisciplinary team members commonly participate in palliative care?

What is Doctors, Nurse Practitioners, Social workers,  and outside providers? 

500

measured weekly with orders entered 

What is wound care with timely order documentation? 

500

October 1, 2025

What is the effective date of HOPE? 

500

Medicaid process time frame? 

What is 45 days? 

500

Reported to and investigated by? 

Who is a Clinical manager? 

500

What is an important communication skill used in palliative care to understand patient goals and preferences?

What is Advance care planning or goals-of-care conversations? 

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