End of life care
Therapeutic excercise
Cargiving
palliative Care
100

What does it mean to die with dignity?

Nurse cares for dying clients with respect, no matter what their emotional, physical, or cognitive state

100

What is Ankylosis?

The permanent loss of joint movement

100

What is an adult children caregiver?

Caregivers for their elderly parent

100

What is palliative care

Hollistic approach to care that focuses on the physical emotional ,social, cultural, and spiritual needs of both the patient and his or her family members across the illness trajectory.

200

The last reflex to disappear

sucking

200

A fitness classification score of 54 to 67 is considered 

low average

200

name 3 signs of caregiver stress

denial, anger, social withdrawal, anxiety, depression, exhaustion, irritability, sleeplessness, lack of concentration, health problems

200

What are the 2 levels of palliative care

primary palliative care and specialty palliative care

300

What stage reflects, "Yes, me, but if only..."

bargaining

300

Why is sub maximal fitness test not preferred

The validity of their results is less reliable than results obtained through ECG testing because the tests are less demanding

300

What are the different types of caregivers?

Spousal

adult children

grandparent

parental

300

When considering the trajectory of a specific disease what is the most important concept?

physical functioning

400

Brain death is considered present if 

a lack of evidence of responses, absence of brain stem reflexes, absence of breathing.


400

Why is a machine assisted ROM preferred with rehabilitation clients?

The machine precisely controls the degree of joint movement and can increase it in specific increments throughout recovery

400

Name 4 characteristics a caregiver should have

Having the ability to care,  adapting to a situation, being a good listener, showing affection, being responsible for someone other than self, being strong, protective, organized, patience and understanding, serving as an advocate, assisting with ADL's providing emotional and social support, managing a coordinating health care services.

400

What are the 4 core services of the palliatiuve care team?

Chaplaincy, social work, nursing and medicine.

500

Medicare will pay for hospice care of all the following requirements are met

Terminal illness is certified by a physician, the client elects the hospice benefit, the hospice program is medicare certified.

500

Activities that have a MET score of 7-8 include 

playing basketball and playing noncompetitive handball

500

What ways does a nurse offer care to cargivers

caring for the caregiver:

*physically, emotionally, socially, cognitively, spiritually

500

Name 3 domains of palliative care?

Structure and processes of care, physical aspects of care, psychological and psychiatric, social, spiritual, religious, and existential, cultural care of the patient nearing the end of life, ethical and legal

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