Chapter 15: The provision of effective palliative care for adults

1. Where do most people in the UK die?

  1. at home
  2. hospital
  3. nursing homes
  4. accident and emergency departments

Answer: B

2. Who is probably the first person to recognize deterioration in the hospital patients’ condition?

  1. the doctor
  2. the health care support worker
  3. the nurse
  4. the physiotherapist

Answer: C

3. When breaking ‘bad news’, what model is considered to be very useful?

  1. Integrated Care Pathway Model
  2. Egans’s SOLER model
  3. The Spikes Model
  4. Preferred Priorities of Care document

Answer: C

4. The good death concept constitutes which of the following attributes?

  1. do not actively resuscitate (DNAR) orders
  2. advanced care planning
  3. effective pain and symptoms control
  4. not being on your own

Answer: C

5. One of the most important aspects of communication at the end of life is ______.

  1. ensuring the patient knows their diagnosis
  2. having a therapeutic relationship with the patient
  3. carrying out last offices
  4. having emotional intelligence

Answer: B