ATI RN Medical Surgical End of Life – Palliative Care and Hospice Care 3.0 Case Study With Answers-5 Solved Questions

ATI MED SURG RN END OF LIFE: PALLIATIVE CARE
AND HOSPICE CARE 3.0 CASE STUDY TEST
Question: 1 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has been diagnosed with cervical cancer. The client asks the
nurse about palliative care. Which of the following responses should the nurse give?
A. "This treatment is for clients who have 6 months or less to live."
B. "This treatment is provided to clients when curative measures have been discontinued.”
C "Care is provided in 60-day increments and continued if the criteria is met."
D. "Care is delivered for serious illnesses and focuses on quality of life."
Answer: D. "Care is delivered for serious illnesses and focuses on quality of life."
Question: 2 of 5
A nurse is assessing a client who is in the end stages of life. The client is unconscious and has
a "'death rattle." Which of the following medications should the nurse plan to administer to
the client?
A. Haloperidol
B. Morphine
C. Scopolamine
D. Prochlorperazine
Answer: C. Scopolamine
Question: 3 of 5
A nurse is providing palliative care for a client who has end-stage lung cancer and is
dyspneic. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Apply supplemental oxygen.
B. Ask the client how they are feeling.
C. Place the client in the supine position.
D Administer haloperidol 0.5 mg sublingual.
Answer: A. Apply supplemental oxygen.
Question: 4 of 5

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving hospice care. Which of the following findings
should the nurse identify as a manifestation of impending death?
A. Pale yellow urine
B. Increased blood pressure
C. Decreased strength of peripheral pulses
D. Tightening of the facial muscles
Answer: C. Decreased strength of peripheral pulses
Question: 5 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has stage IV heart failure. The client has audible crackles in
the lungs and is experiencing fluid overload. Which of the following medications should the
nurse expect the provider to prescribe?
A. Scopolamine
B. Amoxicillin/clavulanate
C. Furosemide
D. Lorazepam
Answer: C. Furosemide