PALLIATIVE CARE

Question 1

What is the primary focus of palliative care?
A) To cure diseases
B) To provide comfort and support
C) To hasten death
D) To perform surgeries

Answer 1

B) To provide comfort and support

Question 2

Which of the following is a goal of palliative care?
A) To eliminate all symptoms
B) To ease pain and other symptoms
C) To prolong life at all costs
D) To provide intensive medical treatment

Answer 2

B) To ease pain and other symptoms

Question 3

How does palliative care approach the process of dying?
A) It hastens death
B) It delays death
C) It does not hasten or delay death
D) It ignores the dying process

Answer 3

C) It does not hasten or delay death

Question 4

What type of care does hospice provide?
A) Curative care for chronic illnesses
B) Palliative care for those at the end of life
C) Emergency medical care
D) Preventive healthcare

Answer 4

B) Palliative care for those at the end of life

Question 5

Which of the following symptoms might palliative care help manage?
A) Only physical pain
B) Symptoms like depression and upset stomach
C) None, as it focuses only on emotional support
D) Only terminal symptoms

Answer 5

B) Symptoms like depression and upset stomach

Question 6

What age group is in need of hospice

A)15-59
B)0-14
C)60+

Answer 6

C)60+ (70%)

Question 7

Which is not the top 3 disease requiring palliative care

A)COPD
B) Parkinsons
C) CVD
D) Cancer

Answer 7

B) PD

Question 8

What is one of the main functions of regional palliative care programs?
A) To provide curative treatments
B) To set standards for the palliative care provided
C) To focus solely on research
D) To manage hospital admissioNS

Answer 8

B) To set standards for the palliative care provided

Question 9

Which of the following is a responsibility of regional palliative care programs?
A) To perform surgeries
B) To ensure the transfer of people and information works well
C) To provide emergency care
D) To eliminate the need for hospice services

Answer 9

B) To ensure the transfer of people and information works well

Question 10

What type of education do regional palliative care programs provide?
A) Financial management for healthcare facilities
B) Palliative care education to the public and healthcare staff
C) Specialized training for surgeons
D) Emergency response training

Answer 10

B) Palliative care education to the public and healthcare staff

Question 11

Where is palliative care typically provided?
A) Only in hospitals
B) In homes, hospices, hospitals, tertiary palliative care units, and outpatient clinics
C) Only in outpatient clinics
D) Exclusively in hospices

Answer 11

B) In homes, hospices, hospitals, tertiary palliative care units, and outpatient clinics

Question 12

Who is at the center of the palliative care team?
A) The healthcare providers
B) The hospital administration
C) The person and family receiving care
D) The insurance companies

Answer 12

C) The person and family receiving care

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT typically a member of the palliative care team?
A) Dieticians
B) Occupational therapists
C) Personal trainers
D) Social workers

Answer 13

C) Personal trainers

Question 14

Which professionals might be included in a palliative care team?
A) Only doctors and nurses
B) Pharmacists, physiotherapists, and chaplains
C) Only social workers
D) Only volunteers

Answer 14

B) Pharmacists, physiotherapists, and chaplains

Question 15

Which of the following is a requirement for someone to receive palliative home care?
A) They must be in a hospital
B) They must want to be cared for at home
C) They must have a terminal illness only
D) They must have family support available
Answer: B) They must want to be cared for at home

Answer 15

B) They must want to be cared for at home

Question 16

What must a patient have for palliative home care to be provided?
A) A private nurse
B) A doctor who agrees to care for them
C) A large family
D) A history of hospitalization
Answer: B) A home where care can be provided

Answer 16

B) A doctor who agrees to care for them

Question 17

Which of the following is an additional service offered in palliative home care?
A) Hospital admissions
B) washing, bathing
C) Surgical interventions
D) Intensive rehabilitation

Answer 17

B) washing, bathing

Question 18

What does palliative care mean to First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people?
A) Curative care
B) Comfort care
C) Emergency care
D) Surgical interventions

Answer 18

B) Comfort care

Question 19

Which of the following is a key aspect of palliative care as defined by Indigenous peoples?
A) Care that emphasizes medical treatments
B) Kind and compassionate care given with understanding and respect
C) Care that focuses solely on physical symptoms
D) Care that prioritizes hospital visits

Answer 19

B) Kind and compassionate care given with understanding and respect

Question 20

What is one of the spiritual considerations in palliative care for Indigenous peoples?
A) Ignoring spiritual beliefs
B) Honoring a person’s spiritual beliefs, traditions, and customs
C) Converting to mainstream religions
D) Focusing only on medical interventions

Answer 20

B) Honoring a person’s spiritual beliefs, traditions, and customs

Question 21

According to Aboriginal Elders, how is death viewed?
A) As the end of life
B) As a completion of the circle of life
C) As a failure of healthcare
D) As a purely medical event

Answer 21

B) As a completion of the circle of life

Question 22

What do Elders state is necessary when an Aboriginal person is dying?
A) Isolation from community
B) Gathering of the community
C) Immediate hospitalization
D) Avoiding spiritual practices

Answer 22

B) Gathering of the community

Question 23

What do Elders suggest about including community members in end-of-life care?
A) They should be excluded to maintain control
B) Health care professionals should allow them to assist
C) They are unnecessary
D) They should only be consulted for emergencies

Answer 23

B) Health care professionals should allow them to assist

Question 24

What are traditional protocols mentioned for after death?
A) Ignoring the deceased
B) Sacred practices to assist the person in their journey
C) Immediate cremation
D) Standard hospital procedures

Answer 24

B) Sacred practices to assist the person in their journey

Question 25

Which recommendation is made for improving end-of-life care for Indigenous peoples? A) Eliminate family gathering rooms B) Allow traditional spiritual practices C) Conduct all care in hospitals D) Focus solely on medication

Answer 25

B) Allow traditional spiritual practices

Question 26

What is the primary purpose of advance care planning (ACP)? A) To provide emergency medical treatment B) To express preferences for life-sustaining treatments at the end of life C) To conduct surgeries D) To eliminate the need for healthcare

Answer 26

B) To express preferences for life-sustaining treatments at the end of life

Question 27

hy is advance care planning becoming increasingly important in Canada? A) Due to a decrease in medical technology B) Because of growing ethno-cultural diversity C) To reduce healthcare costs D) To standardize treatment across all patients

Answer 27

B) Because of growing ethno-cultural diversity

Question 28

Which of the following treatments is specifically mentioned in relation to advance care planning? A) Pain management B) Intensive mechanical ventilation (MV) C) Palliative care D) Routine check-ups

Answer 28

B) Intensive mechanical ventilation (MV)

Question 29

Which is true about children's palliative care A) It is difficult to assess pain in children and unsafe to prescribe opioids B) Children can be treated as small adults C) Children don't know they are dying unless you tell them D) Children are aware they are dying and want conformation from adults

Answer 29

D) Children are aware they are dying and want conformation from adults

Question 30

What are hospices primarily designed for? A) Patients needing intensive surgical care B) Palliative people who cannot or do not want to be cared for at home C) Individuals requiring emergency medical treatment D) Patients in need of rehabilitation

Answer 30

B) Palliative people who cannot or do not want to be cared for at home

Question 31

Which type of care do hospice patients typically not require? A) Palliative care B) Acute care provided by hospitals C) Home health care D) Routine check-ups

Answer 31

B) Acute care provided by hospitals

Question 32

Who provides medical care in hospices? A) Only specialists B) Family doctors and staff who work with palliative care patients C) Emergency room physicians D) Medical students

Answer 32

B) Family doctors and staff who work with palliative care patients

Question 33

How soon does a palliative care consultant doctor visit a new patient in a hospice? A) Within a week B) Within a day or two of arrival C) Only upon request D) After the patient has been there for a month

Answer 33

B) Within a day or two of arrival

Question 34

What is the role of the palliative care consultant doctor in a hospice? A) To provide direct treatment to all patients B) To suggest care options to the family doctor C) To handle administrative tasks D) To replace the family doctor

Answer 34

B) To suggest care options to the family doctor