Nursing Interventions-
Palliative Care Lecture fully
solved & updated 2025-
2026(100% accuracy)
What are the four levels of hospice care? - answer 1) Routine home care-
intermittent basis for teaching/wound care/symptom management
assessment
2) General inpatient-symptom management in hospital
3) Continuous care-
4) Respite care
respite care - answer a type of care provided for caregivers of homebound
ill, disabled, or elderly patients
Hospice Eligibility Criteria - answer - Diagnosis of terminal illness
- Prognosis of 6 months or less
- Consent of MD
- Looking for quality of life rather then extend quantity of life
- Willingness to be open and aware of the dying process
- Optimally treated for terminal diagnosis or treatment-resistant
-Ongoing eligibility through documenting patient decline
- Skilled need/symptom management
Hospice vs. Palliative Care: HOSPICE - answer HOSPICE:
*6 months or less* prognosis
Defined by Medicare/Insurance benefit
*Forego life prolonging Rx*
Palliative Care Lecture fully
solved & updated 2025-
2026(100% accuracy)
What are the four levels of hospice care? - answer 1) Routine home care-
intermittent basis for teaching/wound care/symptom management
assessment
2) General inpatient-symptom management in hospital
3) Continuous care-
4) Respite care
respite care - answer a type of care provided for caregivers of homebound
ill, disabled, or elderly patients
Hospice Eligibility Criteria - answer - Diagnosis of terminal illness
- Prognosis of 6 months or less
- Consent of MD
- Looking for quality of life rather then extend quantity of life
- Willingness to be open and aware of the dying process
- Optimally treated for terminal diagnosis or treatment-resistant
-Ongoing eligibility through documenting patient decline
- Skilled need/symptom management
Hospice vs. Palliative Care: HOSPICE - answer HOSPICE:
*6 months or less* prognosis
Defined by Medicare/Insurance benefit
*Forego life prolonging Rx*
