A Nurse Discusses Inpatient Hospice with a Client and the Client's

question 12

Multiple Choice

A nurse discusses inpatient hospice with a client and the client's family.A family member expresses concern that her loved one will receive only custodial care.How should the nurse respond?

• A) "The goal of palliative care is to provide the greatest degree of comfort possible and help the dying person enjoy whatever time is left."
• B) "Palliative care will release you from the burden of having to care for someone in the home.It does not mean that curative treatment will stop."
• C) "A palliative care facility is like a nursing home and costs less than a hospital because only pain medications are given."
• D) "Your relative is unaware of her surroundings and will not notice the difference between her home and a palliative care facility."

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