What Were the Findings of the Study to Understand Prognoses

question 16

Multiple Choice

What were the findings of the Study to Understand Prognoses and Preferences for Outcomes and Risks of Treatment (SUPPORT) ?

• A) Clear communication is typical in the relationships between most patients and health care providers.
• B) Critical care units often meet the needs of dying patients and their families.
• C) Disparities exist between patients' care preferences and the actual care provided.
• D) Pain and suffering of patients at end of life is well controlled in the hospital.

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Definitions:

Assessment

The systematic evaluation or measurement of a process, person's performance, or product, often used in educational and professional settings to determine proficiency or progress.

Egocentrism

A cognitive characteristic involving difficulty in seeing the world from perspectives other than one's own, typical of young children in the preoperational stage.

Piaget

A theorist known for his work on cognitive development in children, proposing stages through which children's thinking evolves.

Empathy

The capacity to understand or feel what another being is experiencing from within their frame of reference, essentially placing oneself in another's position.