ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
HospiceU-UANSWERUInterprofessionalUapproachUtoUendUofUlifeU(EOL)Ucare
AggressiveUpainUandUsymptomUcontrolUratherUthanUcurativeUtreatment
SpiritualUandUpsychologicalUcare
PatientUandUfamilyUareUtheUunitUofUcare
DiseaseUisUendUstageUwithUprogressionUtoUdeath
PalliatveUcareU-
UANSWERUImprovesUqualityUofUlifeUofUpatientsU&UfamiliesUfaceUproblemsUassociatedUwithUlife-
threateningUdiseases
HowUdoesUpalliativeUcareUdifferUfromUhospice?U-
UANSWERUCanUreceiveUcurativeUtreatmentUinUpalliativeUcare
HospiceUPalliativeUCareUNursesUAssociationUStandardsUofUPracticeUforUPalliativeUCareUNursesU-UANSWERU-
ProvidesUage-appropriateUculturally,Uethically,UandUspirituallyUsensitiveUcareU&UsupportU
-EducatesUpatients.familyUtoUidentifyUappropriateUsettingsU&UtreatmentUoptions
-AssuresUcontinuityUofUcareU&UsafeUtransitions
-CoordinatesUcareU
-ManagesUinformationU
, -ProtectsUconfidentiality
-CommunicatesUpromptly/effectively
WhatUareUoptionsUfoUpatientsUwithUdiseaseUprogressionUtoUanUendUstageUcondition?U-UANSWERUHospice
AsUaggressiveUtherapiesUareUnoUlongerUeffectiveU&UcomfortUcareUincreases...U-
UANSWERUhospiceUcareU&UbereavementUservicesUcanUbeUintroduced
WithUinitialUdiagnosisUofUaUseriousUillnessUwhichUtypeUofUcareUcanUguideUtherapy?U-
UANSWERUPalliativeUCare
WhatUtoolUhelpsUidentifyUfunctionalUdeclineUandUscoresUit?U-UANSWERUPalliativeUPerformanceUScaleU(PPS)
WhichUscaleUisUappropriateUforUpatientsUwithUaUcancerUdiagnosis?U-UANSWERUKarnofskyUScale
WhatUisUprognostication?U-
UANSWERUMeetingUwithUtheUpatientUandUfamilyUafterUgatheringUdataUrelatedUtoUpatient'sUdiseaseUprogno
sisU
basedUonUlabUfindingsU&UdiagnosticUtestUresults
WhatUareUtheUtwoUroadsUtoUdeath?U-UANSWERUPeaceful-
UpatientUbeginsUsleepingUmoreU&UbeingUlessUandUlessUresponsive
Difficult-UpatientUhasUincreasedUrestlessnessUwithUincreasedUconfusionUandUfrequentUhallucinations
WhatUareUsomeUtriggersUforUpalliativeUcareUconsult?U-UANSWERU-
AskingUtheUsurpriseUquestion:U"WouldUIUbeUsurprisedUifUthisUpatientUdiedUwithinU6UmonthsUtoUaUyear?"Uan
dUgettingUaUpositiveUresponseUwouldUbeUaUtrigger