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HESI RN · HESI Fundamentals of Nursing · ATI Client Comfort and End of Life Care

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Question 1 of 5

A patient tells the nurse that she is experiencing stabbing pain in her mouth, gums, teeth, and chin following brushing her teeth. These are symptoms of which of the following pain syndromes?

A. complex regional pain syndrome

B. postherpetic neuralgia

C. trigeminal neuralgia

D. diabetic neuropathy

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: trigeminal neuralgia

Question 2 of 5

A hospice nurse is providing emotional care and support for a family who lost a son. The care will be provided based on what knowledge?

A. All members of the family will react to loss in the same way.

B. Grief is an abnormal physical reaction to a loss.

C. Stages of grief reactions may overlap and are individualized.

D. Bereavement is a normal process, requiring little intervention.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Stages of grief reactions may overlap and are individualized.

Question 3 of 5

When assessing a client's pain level, the nurse would be most likely to rely on which method?

A. The client's previous medical record

B. The client's facial expression

C. The client's self-report

D. The nurse's past experience

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: The client's self-report

Question 4 of 5

As a child grows, he unconsciously develops a component of self-concept based on the image of role models. What part of the self-concept does this describe?

A. false self

B. evolving self

C. self-knowledge

D. self-expectations

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: self-expectations

Question 5 of 5

Although all of the following are factors that affect grief, which one is most likely to influence a persons expression of grief?

A. socioeconomic factors

B. cultural influences

C. religious influences

D. cause of death

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: cultural influences

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