Hospice Bereavement Quiz Question Title * 1. When does bereavement care start for hospice patients and families? Care begins at the time of the death of the patient 1 month after the death of the patient 5 days after the admission of the patient Care begins at the time of admission into hospice services Question Title * 2. A pre-death grief/risk assessment is completed with the family within two to five days of the admission of the patient by the hospice social worker. True False Question Title * 3. The hospice bereavement coordinator meets with the interdisciplinary team (IDT) assigned to the patient and family to discuss the grief experience of surviving family members and the level of follow-up needed to provide the necessary support. This occurs: Immediately following the death of the patient if risk is identified by IDT At case conference within two weeks of patient’s death Any time during the 12-month anniversary of the patient’s death All of the above Question Title * 4. The hospice social worker follows up with the surviving family member(s) within two to seven days after the patient’s death to: provide bereavement support answer financial questions and provide contact information for support services help with any immediate needs that have arisen inside the family unit assist with funeral planning if needed all the above Question Title * 5. Upon Barbara Koch and Vicki Finkstein’s retirement in June 2015, a new full time bereavement counselor took over. Her name is: Rene Stancil Carol Burnett Judy Garland Lucille Ball Question Title * 6. The bereavement counselor follows up with the specified bereaved family member(s) by phone. Grief literature is also sent out at that time, along with a questionnaire asking them which bereavement services they would like to receive. This happens at: 1 month 3 months 6 months 12 months Question Title * 7. Bereaved caregivers also receive a bimonthly newsletter from Hospice of Mercy, which includes dates and times of monthly support group meetings. True False Question Title * 8. Eleven months after the loved one’s passing, the bereaved receive a “Thinking of You” letter in advance or the one-year anniversary of their loss. True False Question Title * 9. All are true about the experience of grief except the following: There is closure to grief Grief and joy are not separate, but rather intertwined emotions and can be experienced together Joy and laughter help us catch our breath and allow us to get through grief and sorrow Healing allows us to learn to live with loss and grief and provides room for joy and love from the past to go on into the future Question Title * 10. When providing support to people who are grieving, it is important to remember all the following except: Meet the grieving person where they are at in their grief experience and don’t try to explain away their pain Remember that grief and joy most often are experienced together as healing occurs There will be an end or closure to grieving Closure doesn’t exist; it is a made-up concept when talking about loss or grief Question Title * 11. Please complete the following information: Name: Email: Phone: Done
