Deck 6: Living With Dying

Question 1

Morphine is an excellent pain killer/analgesic.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Anxiety and depression are part of the chronic nature of pain.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Immunotherapy involves a procedure for surgical removal of organs or glands.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Forty-four states in the US have enacted laws to legalize medical marijuana.

Question 5

Cancer is the leading cause of death in the United States.

Question 6

Acupuncture is a medical treatment method developed in China during the 16th century.

Question 7

Homeopathic medicine involves the use of artificially produced drugs or treatments.

Question 8

The pro re nata (PRN)approach to medical care means that medication is given only after the patient is experiencing significant pain.

Question 9

Women are more reluctant to seek medical help than are men.

Question 10

Palliative medicine physicians argue that there is no excuse for patients with terminal illnesses to have pain.

Question 11

The FDA approved the use of marijuana for cancer patients.

Question 12

Alzheimer's disease is an illness of the central nervous system.

Question 13

Currently there is a trend for increasing rates of survival for persons diagnosed with cancer.

Question 14

All organs and tissues for transplant purposes come from dead people.

Question 15

Marinol is a form of marijuana approved by the FDA and used for appetite stimulation and relief of vomiting in patients with AIDS and cancer.

Question 16

Anorexia is the most common symptom in patients with cancer.

Question 17

Pain is subjective.

Question 18

Homecare for hospice is less expensive than inpatient care.

Question 19

Unlike cancer,AIDS is a communicable disease involving extremely labor-intensive care for patients who are often without family support systems.

Question 20

Palliative care means assuring the patient's comfort and includes emotional care for the dying and their families.

Question 21

Prison hospice programs emerged in the United States in the

A)1960s
B)1970s
C)1980s
D)1990s

Question 22

Palliative care is a central feature of hospice care.

Question 23

The spread and invasion of cancer cells to other organs or tissues is called metastases.

Question 24

Palliative care is both patient-centered and family centered.

Question 25

The hospice approach to care for terminally ill patients is specially designed to deal with anxiety related to the process of dying.

Question 26

Which of the following is False regarding cancer?

A)Cancer is the leading cause of death in the United States.
B)Currently there is a trend for increasing rates of survival for persons diagnosed with cancer.
C)Anorexia is the most common symptom in patients with cancer.
D)None of the above.

Question 27

The conscious,explicit,and judicious use of current evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients is called evidence-based practice.

Question 28

It is rare for major United States corporations to provide hospice benefits for their employees.

Question 29

Palliative care is restricted to patients enrolled in a hospice program.

Question 30

Which of the following are not a part of the hospice interdisciplinary team?

A)Physicians
B)Nurses
C)Social workers
D)Volunteers
E)All of the above are part of the team.

Question 31

Once a home care patient is admitted to a hospice program,his or her primary care physician is usually replaced by the hospice physician.

Question 32

Palliative care is one of the newest recognized medical specialties in the United States.

Question 33

One issue with organ transplants involves the definition of death (when is the donor dead?).

Question 34

Some major medical insurance policies provide payment for hospice care.

Question 35

In addition to traditional medical treatment of pain,art and music therapies can help control the pain related to a terminal illness.

Question 36

Because the quality of hospice care is more personalized for dying patients,its cost usually exceeds that charged by most acute care hospitals.

Question 37

Acupuncture involves the use of needles to redirect the flow of energy within the body to treat illness.

Question 38

Hospice practitioners feel that any amount of medication should be given to a patient to remove pain,even if this means sedating him or her.

Question 39

The family is just as important as the patient in hospice care.

Question 40

Which of the following is True regarding hospice care?

A)There are approximately 1,200 hospice programs in the United States.
B)Because the quality of hospice care is more personalized for dying patients,its cost usually exceeds that charged by most acute care hospitals.
C)It is rare for major United States corporations to provide hospice benefits for their employees.
D)Some major medical insurance policies provide payment for hospice care.

Question 41

The spread of cancer cells to other organs or tissues is called

A)malignancy.
B)metastases.
C)benign.
D)dynamic cells.
E)none of the above.

Question 42

Palliative care is concerned with

A)pain control.
B)spiritual aspects of the individual.
C)psychological aspects of the individual.
D)social aspects of the individual.
E)all of the above.

Question 43

Approximately _____ US patients are currently waiting for an organ transplant.

A)25,000
B)50,000
C)100,000
D)1.5 million

Question 44

This medical treatment involves the use of natural drugs to treat patients.

A)Chiropractic medicine
B)Acupuncture
C)Homeopathic medicine
D)Palliative medicine
E)Evidence-based medicine

Question 45

The individual credited with starting the modern hospice movement was

A)Elizabeth Kubler-Ross.
B)Howard Becker.
C)Jessica Mitford.
D)Cicely Saunders.

Question 46

The leader in palliative medicine is

A)UK
B)Spain
C)US
D)Germany
E)South Africa

Question 47

Primary source of payment for US hospice care is

A)Medicare
B)private insurance
C)Social Security
D)Medicaid

Question 48

Which of the following is True regarding hospice care?

A)Hospice practitioners feel that any amount of medication should be given to a patient to remove pain,even if this means sedating him or her.
B)The hospice movement proclaims that only humans who are ambulatory,free of pain,and a minimal burden on friends and family have an inherent right to live a full and complete life up to the moment of death.
C)The hospice approach to care for terminally ill patients is specially designed to deal with anxiety related to the process of dying.
D)None of the above.

Question 49

The modern hospice movement started in

A)the United States.
B)France.
C)Austria.
D)England.
E)Germany.

Question 50

This medical treatment involves the use of needles to redirect the flow of energy within the body to treat illness.

A)Chiropractic medicine
B)Folk healing
C)Faith healing
D)Acupuncture
E)Homeopathic medicine