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- movements of this body part with respiration, as well as cyanosis, absent radial pulse, are symptoms of immenent death
- determining prognosis in this end stage lung disease is extremely difficult
- This team member is most often noted by families in appreciation for care
- Intermittent pain calls for __, or " as needed" medication
- Type of viral retinitus for which Gancyclovir is ordered
- plan developed by team within 8 days, & reviewed every 14 days by
- Superior Vena cava ___________ is caused by tumor invasion, causing edema of arms and faces
- _______calcemia, refers to increased calcium in the blood, commonly seen in late stage breast and lung cancer, & multiple myeloma
- Constant pain calls for around the clock, or ____ dosing
- Medication that can color feces, sweat, & tears red-orange
- Group whose service hours must account for 5% of direct care hours in a medicare certified hospice program
- This product may be preferable to harsh soaps for fragile skin care
- abbreviation for Laxitive of choice, or level of consciousness
- care which uses least invasive measures for minimal disturbance
- One Tylenol contains 325 mg of this drug, so 12 tabs per day are the maximum allowable ceiling, or 4 Gms
- an appropriate ___regimen is the proactive way to manage this expected opiod side effect
- jaundice is usually due to obstruction of _____flow
- To calculate rescue dose when Fentanyl is used, divide patch mcg by ____. This is the appropriate mg of MSIR
- Hycoscymine. of the anticolinergic class, decreases secretions
- aka Hydromorphone, may be safer choice in elderly or patients with decreased renal function
- by way of
- This route is to be avoided in in hospice patients, due to pain and unreliable absorbtion
- whose report is to be believed, according to McAfferty , regarding pain
- assessing a family's cultural and spiritual _________ is a critical step in preserving dignity, empowerment, and respect
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- Acetaminophen
- This drug, often given as eye drops, when given sublingually, decreases secretions
- Combination anti-infective & sulfonomide , often to treat UTI's
- Spinal _compression, can progress to paraplegia, and even in hospice care, requires attention
- CVA, the 3rd leading cause of death in USA
- Malignant states which have been the 2nd cause of death for decades.
- Only organization for hospice and palliative nurses, promoting excellence for over 16 years
- NSAIDS and Lasix, given together, can cause ________function problems
- Dame of hospice, this Saunders founded St. Christopher's , in the 1960's
- "____" Hodgkins Lymphomas are more common and have worse prognosis than Hodgkins Disease
- Antipsychotic drug used for agitation with potential for physical harm
- team, who, along with attending physician, establishes Plan of Care
- In 1974, this Haven began seeing home hospice patients in Conn.
- Also called Metoclopromide, has antiemetic properties, may be Metoclopromide, has antiemetic properties, helpful for hiccups, but should not be given with bowel obstruction
- Percocet without Acetaminophen, this drug is more potent, with fewer metabolites, than Morphine
- The ---route is preferred whenever possible
- This phenothiazine offers both antianxiety and ant emetoic properties
- Long acting Morphine tabs
- Dementia has a gradual decline, whereas delerium has a rapid ______
- dose limiting side effect in opiod managed patient
- adequate rescue dose is 1/3 to one _______ of the 12 hour dose
- Immediate Realease Morphine Sulfate
- This care incorporates the goals of hospice, helping patients and families cope with incurable illness, afforded at any point, with no time frame of 6 months life expectancy
- ____Kuber Ross wrote ON DEATH AND DYING, describing reaction stages of approaching death
- This narcotic is NOT preferred in long term chronic pain due to it's short duration & toxic metabolites
- prefix to denote route on script
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