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WhichBofBtheBfollowingBwasBtheBfirstBhospiceBinBtheBUnitedBStates?
A).BMemorialBSloanBKetteringBHospiceBinBNewBYorkBCity
B).BHospiceBofBtheBWesternBReserveBinBClevelandB
C).BSt.BJoseph'sBHospiceBinBBoston
D).BTheBConnecticutBHospiceBinBNewBHavenB-
BAnswerD).BTheBConnecticutBHospiceBinBNewBHavenBwasBfoundedBFlorenceBWaldB(formerBDe
anBofBtheBYaleBNursingBSchool)BinBtheBearlyB1970's
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BendBofBlife.BWhichBcommentBbyBtheBnurseBcorrectlyBreflectsBaBprincipleBofBpalliativeBcare?
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reBtheyBwouldBbeBaBburden"
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BandBfamilies."
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hologicalBorBspiritualBcare."
D).B"PatientsBareBeligibleBforBpalliativeBcareBevenBthoughBtheyBareBalsoBreceivingBcurativeBtre
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BAnswerD).BPalliativeBCareBdoesBnotBlimitBaBpatient'sBoptionsBtoBpursueBcurativeBtreatmentBb
utBenhancesBtheBpatient'sBqualityBofBlifeBbyBmaximizingBsupportiveBcare.
TheBdifferenceBbetweenBtheBoriginBofBhospiceBandBpalliativeBcareBinBtheBUnitedBStatesBis
A).BTheBhospiceBmovementBwasBpartBofBtheBestablishment
B).BTheBhospiceBmovementBwasBpartBofBhospitalBsponsoredBprograms.
C).BPalliativeBcareBgrewBfromBacademic,BteachingBhospitals
D).BPalliativeBcareBmovementBgrewBfromBaBgrassrootsBmovementB-
BAnswerC).BPalliativeBcareBunitsBoriginatedBinBtheBacademic,BteachingBhospitalsBasBdemonstra
tionBprojects.BTheBfocusBhadBbeenBtoBmoveBtheBphilosophyBofBHospiceBupstreamBtoBencoura
geBtheBapplicationBofBtheBphilosophyBearlierBinBtheBdiseaseBtrajectoryBandBtoBallowBpatients
BaBchoiceBofBtherapies.