1. Ramirez et al. (1998) reported that approximately ______ of cancer patients in the UK received care from one close relative only.

1. three-quarters
2. two-thirds
3. one-third
4. one-quarter

2. Miller et al. (2002) found that hospice residents were ______ as likely as non-hospice residents to receive regular treatment for daily pain.

1. one and a half times
2. twice
3. two and a half times
4. three times

3. Exploring quality of death in hospitals, Connors et al (1995) found that ______ of physicians knew when their patients preferred to avoid CPR.

1. 62%
2. 12%
3. 80%
4. 47%

4. SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. ______ felt that psychosocial and spiritual issues are as important as physiological concerns.

1. Physicians
2. Psychologists
3. Patients
4. Families of patients

5. One of the main determinants of family’s satisfaction with EOL care is ______.

1. where the death happens
2. whether the patient died alone
3. the level of care the patient receives
4. the level of pain the patient is in

6. People with conditions other than cancer receive ______ of referrals to specialist palliative care and represent 70% of people who die from non-cancer conditions each year.

1. 5%
2. 15%
3. 20%
4. 35%

7. SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. What best describes the death notification process?

1. There is no standardized process for making death notification phone.
2. Death notifications are given to the most junior doctors and residents, following class-room based skills training.
3. Doctors are provided with a general script to follow when making notifications over the phone.
4. Death notifications are given to the most junior doctors and residents are unlikely to be prepared before.

8. An end-of-life decision to donate organs after death was found in ______ of possible organ donors.

1. 16%
2. 43%
3. 50.9%
4. 58.9%

9. SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Following brain death, ______.

1. the brain can recover function in time
2. there is no longer independent respiration
3. the brain will not recover function
4. the person’s body can be supported for days and, sometimes, even weeks

10. ______ of all deaths are reported as euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide in jurisdictions where they are legal.

1. Between 0.1% and 0.3%
2. Between 0.2% and 3.6%
3. Between 0.3% and 4.6%
4. Between 0.5% and 6.3%