Which of the Following Statements Is True of Hospice Care

question 53

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true of hospice care?

• A) Hospice care emphasizes the need to limit the administration of painkillers to terminally ill patients.
• B) Hospice care mainly emphasizes efforts to cure an illness.
• C) Hospice care focuses on efforts to prolong life.
• D) Hospice care emphasizes palliative care.

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Definitions:

Fever

An elevation in body temperature above the normal range, often a sign of infection or illness.

Evaporation

The process by which a liquid turns into a gas at a temperature below its boiling point through the increase of energy.

Convection

The process of heat transfer through fluids (gas or liquid) by the movement of the heated parts of the fluid itself.

Conduction

The process by which heat or electricity is directly transmitted through a substance when there is a difference of temperature or electrical potential between adjoining regions, without movement of the material.