Chapter 34: Care of children and young people with life limiting illness

1. Name the first children’s hospice opened in the UK in the early 1980s?

  1. Henry’s House
  2. Deborah’s Hospice
  3. Hospice House for Children
  4. Helen House

Answer: D

2. What is a life-limiting illness?

  1. A medical condition where affected children have complex needs
  2. A medical condition which limits the child’s abilities
  3. A medical condition which limits the child’s life expectancy to childhood so they are unlikely to reach adulthood
  4. An illness which makes a child very ill

Answer: C

3. Which of the options below best describes the professional team involved with caring for life-limited children and their families?

  1. Multiprofessional, interagency teams working collaboratively
  2. Consultants and doctors
  3. Counsellors
  4. Play and music therapists

Answer: A

4. Is safeguarding policy relevant to caring for a life-limited child?

  1. Safeguarding policy is rarely relevant for this group of children
  2. Safeguarding policy is less important because care for this group of children is always of a high standard
  3. Safeguarding policy is essential to all children in all care settings
  4. Life-limited children rarely experience abuse or neglect

Answer: C

5. Is health promotion an important aspect of care in children’s hospices?

  1. Health promotion is part of the ethos of children’s hospices to support children and families’ wellbeing and holistic needs
  2. Children’s hospices only provide end-of-life care not health promotion
  3. Health promotion is relevant to children’s hospice care for families but not the children
  4. Children’s hospices only offer symptom management

Answer: A