Question 1

Which statement is true about hospice care?

Accepted Answer

A)   On-call services are usually available from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday.
B)   Hospice programs do not typically provide palliative care.
C)   Follow-up bereavement services are typically offered to families in the year after a death.
D)   The patient is kept in a hospital-like setting where end-of-life medical intervention is likely.

Question 2

Which individual will likely experience the lowest level of death anxiety?

Accepted Answer

A)   Hayley, who believes in an afterlife but rarely prays
B)   Jude, who attends church but doubts the existence of an afterlife
C)   Houston, who has a participatory perspective of death and dying
D)   Winifred, who has an overcoming perspective of death and dying

Question 3

The death of a __________ is the most difficult loss an adult can face.

Accepted Answer

A)   spouse
B)   parent
C)   sibling
D)   child

Question 4

The typical response to the loss of a loved one is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   resilience
B)   prolonged distress
C)   permanently impaired mental health
D)   permanently impaired physical health

Question 5

Which statement is true about dying in U.S.nursing homes?

Accepted Answer

A)   Care emphasizes rehabilitation rather than high-quality terminal care.
B)   Residents' end-of-life preferences are usually recorded in medical charts.
C)   Pain management education is typically given to staff, residents, and family members.
D)   Medical treatment is usually focused on high-quality terminal care.

Question 6

Terminally ill patients who score higher in spiritual well-being __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   are less forgiving of themselves and others
B)   express less end-of-life despair
C)   express a greater desire for a hastened death
D)   show less acceptance of their life situation

Question 7

Adults can help teenagers build a bridge between death as a logical concept and their personal experiences by __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   presenting them with notions of death that challenge logic
B)   reminding them that their uniqueness is beyond the reach of death
C)   encouraging them to discuss their concerns about death
D)   offering comforting statements such as "our pet went to live on a farm"

Question 8

Extensive experience working as a caregiver with dying patients in a sensitive,supportive environment is associated with __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   high death anxiety
B)   low death anxiety
C)   failure to develop a personal philosophy of death
D)   knowledge that their own death fears are well founded

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Adults can help teenagers build a bridge between death as a logical concept and their personal experiences by __________.

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Which statement is true about hospice care?

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The death of a __________ is the most difficult loss an adult can face.

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Extensive experience working as a caregiver with dying patients in a sensitive,supportive environment is associated with __________.

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The typical response to the loss of a loved one is __________.

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Adults can help teenagers build a bridge between death as a logical concept and their personal experiences by __________.

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