Answer to Question 1
B
Communication of assessment findings, either verbally or through documentation, is the last step of a complete assessment. The timely, thorough, and accurate communication of facts is neces-sary to ensure continuity and appropriateness of patient care. The techniques of a physical ex-amination include inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation, and smell. After reviewing and validating a patient's assessment, the next step of the nursing process is to form diagnostic con-clusions.
Answer to Question 2
B
A patient entering a hospice is at the terminal phase of illness, and the patient, family, and physi-cian agree that no further treatment will reverse the disease process. A fractured femur, leukemia in remission, and dementia are not conditions that are terminal, and so are not appropriate for hospice.