Which of the Following Is True Regarding Hospice Care

question 19

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is True regarding hospice care?

• A)Hospice practitioners feel that any amount of medication should be given to a patient to remove pain,even if this means sedating him or her.
• B)The hospice movement proclaims that only humans who are ambulatory,free of pain,and a minimal burden on friends and family have an inherent right to live a full and complete life up to the moment of death.
• C)The hospice approach to care for terminally ill patients is specially designed to deal with anxiety related to the process of dying.
• D)None of the above.

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Definitions:

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The stage of child development that occurs from approximately 1 to 3 years of age, characterized by rapid growth in motor skills, language, and independence.

Autonomy

The capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decision independently, often associated with the freedom to act according to one's own will.