You observe a coworker telling a terminal cancer patient and her family, "Everything will be okay." Making false reassurances is considered:
A) ambiguous and uncertain. B) naive and uncompassionate.
C) caring and supportive. D) professional and discreet.
B
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You are assessing a 4-year-old patient whose panicked mother states that she cannot wake him. The child is breathing but his eyes are closed. To best determine the child's mental status, you should first:
A) apply pressure to the child's nail beds. B) say loudly, "Open your eyes!" C) ask the mother how long the child has been asleep. D) determine the child to be unresponsive.
Which of the following would normally require counseling?
A) Anxiety disorders B) Clinical depression C) Living and life crises D) Alcohol addiction
An unconscious, unidentified man is admitted to an emergency trauma center. What would be the system of choice to ensure patient identification?
a. Assign a name to the patient, such as John Doe, and use that name for identification. b. Assign a number to the patient until the patient can be identified. c. Wait to process any samples until the patient can be identified. d. Use a three-part identification system that utilizes a temporary armband and labels for specimens and blood to be transfused.
The _________________________ provides care to the hospice patient in the patient's place of residence (such as giving medications, dressing changes, reporting changes in patient's condition) when hospice staff are not there.?
A) bereavement counselor B) ?primary caregiver C) gatekeeper D) ?volunteer