Hospice AP Post-Test - Medical Update

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Hospice Post Test for AP

1. What is the main goal of Hospice?

A.To provide both a philosophy and a system of care.
B.To enable patients to be alert, to live a pain free life with comfort, dignity and company.
C.To help the person’s family develop ways of coping with his/her death.
D.To help the patient stay home.

2. Hospice……

A. a. Has developed standardized care plans that meet the needs of all patients.
B. Allows health care professionals to base the patient’s clinical care plan on effective methods for dealing with the terminally ill.
C. Is holistic and interdisciplinary care based on an individualized plan that incorporates the wishes of the patient and his/her family.
D. All of the above

3. Hospice…….

A. Promotes control of pain so that the patient can be comfortable, relaxed and alert
B. Is only available in institutional settings.
C.Only offers assistance to the terminally ill patient who has 3 months to live
D.None of the above

4. Hospice is a support network

A. For those who choose to care for people who are dying at home…or in facilities that offer hospice services
B. For family members during the period of bereavement. (no longer than three months.)
C. That is only available for the private pay terminally ill patient.
D. All of the above

5. The following are all members of the Hospice organization team:

A. The nurse
B.The chaplain
C. The social worker
D. All of the above

6 & 7: In order to be admitted to Hospice, the patient has to meet which two of the following criteria: (choose two)

A. a confirmed diagnosis of terminal illness
B. a life expectancy of 3 months
C. a life expectancy of 6 months
D. the family and patient agree to no heroic or life prolonging measures.

8. Hospice may be recommended based on….

A. Dependence or assistance needed for two or more ADL's
B. Number of ER visits and hospitalizations
C. Pressure ulcers
D. All of the above

9. Pastoral Care Documentation include:

A. Psychosocial Assessment
B. Review of Plan of Care
C. Physician orders
D. None of the above

10. Complete and accurate clinical documentation of services provided to patients is very important because:

A. Medicare can deny In Patient Services based on lack of appropriate clinical documentation demonstrating need
B. Volunteers have not been assigned to assistthe patient and or family.
C. A QA of established contracts is not conducted annually.
D. All of the above