College of Nursing

Foundation University
Dumaguete City
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Quiz #3

General instruction:
Write the letter that best corresponds your answer.
Write your answer on a 1/2 sheet of paper. Avoid erasures.

1. Frequent symptoms, particularly during the final days.

a. Dementia
b. Nausea
c. Diarrhea
d. Delirium

2. All are considered non-pharmacologic regimen of anxiety, except:

a. Concrete information
b. Relaxation
c. Empathetic listening
d. None of the above

3. It inhibits prostaglandin synthesis and reduce edema- neuropathic pain, bone

pain, visceral pain
a. Antipsychotics
b. Corticosteroids
c. Opioids

4. Best strategy to treat delirium.

a. Evaluate medications
b. Give antipsychotics
c. Reduce sensory impairment
d. Evaluate risk and prevent

5. All are risk factors that causes delirium, except:

a. Alcohol abuse
b. Depression
c. Abnormal levels of sodium
d. None of the above

6. All are non-pharmacological regimen of delirium, except:

a. Avoid arguing
b. Maintain a calm, safe environment
c. Do not use restraints
d. None of the above
 7. Psychiatric syndrome of dysphoric mood:
a. Dementia
b. Depression
c. Anorexia/ cachexia syndrome

8. All are treatment for anorexia/Cachexia syndrome

Except:
a. Progestational agents
b. Artificial hydration
c. Dietary Consultation
d. None of the above

9. All are multi-dimentional symptom assessment tools, except

a. ESAS
b. MSAS
c. MDAS
d. None of the above

10. Questions to determine suicide lethality, except:

a. Had little interest or pleasure in doing things?
b. Have you thought about how you would take your own life?
c. Have you thought of how you would do it?
d. None of the above

True or False

1. Base on statistics, between 200-250 patient suffer 7-9 symptoms on a palliative medicine
service
2. Physiological dependence is a state of adaption in which exposure to a drug induces
changes that result in diminution of one or more of the drugs effects over time.
3. The best measure for pain is self-report
4. Using a respiratory distress observation scale is done if self-report is not possible.
5. Nebulization using opoids are more effective than other routes.
6. Effectiveness of using oxygen is established with research with a trial of 2-6 LPM per
nasal prong.
7. hypothalamus is the center for breathing
8. Cough center of the brain are located in the medulla oblongata and pons of the brain.
9. Ginger as herbal is one of the non-pharmacologic regimen of treating nausea and
vomiting.
10. Pain is one cause of constipation