Deck 6: Living With Dying

Question 1

Palliative care means assuring the patients comfort and includes emotional care for the dying and their families.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

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

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Currently 90 percent of the people with AIDS in the United States are over the age of 49.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Among African Americans males between the ages of 25-44, AIDS is a leading causes of death.

Question 5

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

Question 6

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

Question 7

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

Question 8

According to British palliative medicine there is no excuse for anyone to have to have pain in living with a terminal illness.

Question 9

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

Question 10

AIDS is the leading cause of death in the United States today.

Question 11

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

Question 12

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

Question 13

In recent years (after 1996) the rates for deaths from AIDS has dropped significantly.

Question 14

Anorexia is the most common symptom in patients with cancer.

Question 15

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

Question 16

AIDS refers to a group of diseases that are characterized by an uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells.

Question 17

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

Question 18

The first diagnosed case of AIDS in the United States was in 1961.

Question 19

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

Question 20

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

Question 21

Some major medical insurance policies provide payment for hospice care.True.

Question 22

There are approximately 1200 hospice programs in the United States.

Question 23

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

Question 24

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

Question 25

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

Question 26

Palliative care is a central feature of hospice care.True

Question 27

Which of the following is TRUE regarding hospice care?

A)Hospice people feel that any amount of medication should be given to a patient to remove pain, even if this means sedating him or her.
B)Hospice people feel that any amount of medication should be given to a patient to remove pain, even if this means sedating him or her.
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 28

Which of the following is TRUE regarding AIDS?

A)The first diagnosed case of AIDS in the United States was in 1961.
B)Among African Americans males between the ages of 25-44, AIDS is a leading cause of death.
C)AIDS is the leading cause of death in the United States today.
D)Currently 90 percent of the people with AIDS in the United States are over the age of 49.

Question 29

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

Question 30

Which of the following is TRUE regarding hospice care?

A)There are approximately 1200 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 31

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

Question 32

The individual credited with starting the modern hospice movement was:

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

Question 33

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

Question 34

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

Question 35

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 36

The modern hospice movement started in :

A)United States
B)France
C)Austria
D)England

Question 37

Hospice care

A)is not covered by Medicare
B)is covered by Medicaid
C)is covered by Medicare
D)is not covered by Medicaid
E)both b and c

Question 38

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

Question 39

Which of the following is FALSE regarding AIDS?

A)From a world perspective, in developing countries, AIDS is a disease of the poor.
B)In recent years (after 1996) the rates for deaths from AIDS has dropped significantly.
C)From a world perspective, in developing countries, the AIDS epidemic is considerably worse than had been estimated and the rates of infections are
Increasing.
D)From a world perspective, AIDS is the world's number one cause of death.

Question 40

Which of the following is 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