CNA - Module 16 Death and Dying

A resident has terminal breast cancer and says she wants to live three more months to see her first grandchild. According to Kulber-Ross, in what stage of grief process is this resident?

Bargaining

A resident is dying of a lung disease. He has been recently yelling at the staff. What stage of the grief process may this be?

Anger

The dying resident has a right to:

Refuse life prolonging measures

Mr.Huang is terminally ill and has lost consciousness. The nurse assistant should:

Remember that the resident may still be able to hear

One of the signs of biological death would include:

Lack of respirations (resident is not breathing)

Mrs.O'Leary always keeps her rosary and medals with her at all times. These objects should be:

Left with Mrs. O'Leary and handled as valuable items

One of the goals of hospice care is to:

Help the resident in making the dying process less painful physically and psychologically

Keeping the terminally ill residents comfortable includes:

Providing skin care and linen changes

It is important for the nurse assistant to monitor the condition of the dying resident. Who has written an advanced directive not to resuscitate him, so that they can:

Provide physical and emotional support

Usually the first task after the resident has died and before the family comes to visit is to:

Prepare the body for viewing by family members

Postmortem care includes:

Bathing as necessary

After a resident's death, the nurse assistant should support the family by

Listening when the family wants to talk

When preparing a body for postmortem transfer, the nurse assistant should first:

Straighten the body in supine position

As part of the care of a resident after death, the nurse assistant should:

Position the residents body in normal alignment

When caring for a dying resident, the nurse assistant should expect:

Breathing to be irregular

To provide emotional support for the family members of a dying resident, the nurse assistant should:

Accept their expression of feelings

Nurse assistants who help with postmortem care of a resident should:

Be sure the body and clothing are clean and dry

The daughter of a resident who has just died says to the nurse assistant, "My father can't be dead. It just isn't possible." Which of the following would be the best response for the nurse assistant to make?

"This must be very hard for you."

While the nurse assistant is changing a resident's bed, the resident just starts crying and says, "no one cares about me. I wish I could just die!" The Nurse Assistant should:

Ask if the resident would like to talk for awhile

A dying resident tells the nurse assistant, "I'm having a lot of pain." The nurse should:

Report the pain to the nurse in charge