What Is the Role of Hospice Care

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Multiple Choice

What is the role of hospice care?

• A) to work only with the dying patient
• B) to focus on the patient's recovery
• C) to take control over the patient's situation so he or she can avoid making any decisions
• D) to provide medication to relieve pain and to offer other services to help the patient and the patient's family

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