The Text Points Out an Inconsistency Between Hospice Care and Hospital

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Multiple Choice

The text points out an inconsistency between hospice care and hospital care. Which of the following best captures the sense of that inconsistency?

• A) Hospitals focus on keeping patients alive, whereas hospice is focused on helping a person die.
• B) In a hospital, decisions about extending life are made by the patient but in hospice care trained professionals make these decisions for the patient.
• C) Most real care in hospitals is done by nurses but in hospice care the real care is done by physicians.
• D) Most hospital care is covered by insurance but hospice care is hardly ever covered by insurance.

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