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You are asked to describe palliative care to a family member. Which of
the following statements would be BEST to include in your discussion?
A. Palliative cares main focus is to improve pain
patients B. Palliative care supports the patients goals of care
C. Palliative care is offered when treatment for an underlying condition
is no longer working
D. Palliative care is curative care - answer--B. Palliative care supports the
goals of care
Palliative care attends to the physical, functional, psychological,
practical and spiritual consequences of a serious illness. It is a person
and family centered approach to care.
What should be MOST important in driving decision making in palliative
care?
A. Finding a cure for the illness
B. The paitnets goals of care
,C. The need for end of life care
D. The wishes of the interprofessional team - answer--B. The paitnets
goals of care
It is vital that nurses is collaborate with members of the
interprofessional team, to honor the patience goals of care, and to
provide palliative care across the continuum of illness for all seriously ill
patients and their families .
What is one of the nurses MOST important roles in caring for seriously
ill patients and their families?
A. Working alone as the nurse is the one who knows the patients best
B. Interesting new non-traditional therapies no yet supported by
evidence
C. Providing listening and presence
D. Advocating for aggressive medical treatment until the last day of life -
answer--C. Providing listening and presence
Providing presence is a powerful nursing intervention. It is a way of
expressing compassionate, caring. When nurses are actively and fully
present, they use strong, listening skills and allow the patient to direct
the conversation.
,A client has been offered hospice care for her and the stage, cardiac
disease. Which statements reflect a need for the nurse to provide
further education?
A. I know I am close to the end of my life.
B. My family would really benefit from hospice just as much as I would.
C. My friend had hospice care, and her only wish was that she'd had
hospice care longer than two months.
D. Why would I get hospice? I thought hospice was really for patients
with cancer. - answer--D. Why would I get hospice? I thought hospice
was really for patients with cancer.
The nurse should provide further education on hospice care. Hospice is
appropriate for patients who are no longer seeking life, prolonging
treatment, and who the physician's certifies have a prognosis of six
months or less. The patient's life limiting condition can include non-
cancer, diagnosis, or a combination of diagnosis.
Which disease and dying trajectory best represents the course of a
person with Alzheimer's disease?
A. Sudden death.
B. Steady decline.
C. Chronic illness.
, D. Progressive deterioration. - answer--D. Progressive deterioration.
The church rectory represents the course of a person with an illness
that causes a prolonged decline, ending in death. This is the pattern
that frail older adults often demonstrate, especially those with illnesses
such as Alzheimer's disease.
What is an important way nurses can improve palliative care access for
those who should receive it?
A. Being knowledgeable of the benefits of palliative and hospice care.
B. Remembering that palliative care is for any patients who is in the
hospital
C. Discouraging the use of palliative care in the seriously ill pediatric
population.
D. Advocating for palliative care only when the patient is close to end-
of-life. - answer--A. Being knowledgeable of the benefits of palliative
and hospice care.
Palliative care can be provided in outpatient clinics and in-home. It is
important for nurses to be knowledgeable about the benefits of
palliative care and hospice care. They must first understand the services
in order to educate advocate for clients with serious illness.
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You are asked to describe palliative care to a family member. Which of
the following statements would be BEST to include in your discussion?
A. Palliative cares main focus is to improve pain
patients B. Palliative care supports the patients goals of care
C. Palliative care is offered when treatment for an underlying condition
is no longer working
D. Palliative care is curative care - answer--B. Palliative care supports the
goals of care
Palliative care attends to the physical, functional, psychological,
practical and spiritual consequences of a serious illness. It is a person
and family centered approach to care.
What should be MOST important in driving decision making in palliative
care?
A. Finding a cure for the illness
B. The paitnets goals of care
,C. The need for end of life care
D. The wishes of the interprofessional team - answer--B. The paitnets
goals of care
It is vital that nurses is collaborate with members of the
interprofessional team, to honor the patience goals of care, and to
provide palliative care across the continuum of illness for all seriously ill
patients and their families .
What is one of the nurses MOST important roles in caring for seriously
ill patients and their families?
A. Working alone as the nurse is the one who knows the patients best
B. Interesting new non-traditional therapies no yet supported by
evidence
C. Providing listening and presence
D. Advocating for aggressive medical treatment until the last day of life -
answer--C. Providing listening and presence
Providing presence is a powerful nursing intervention. It is a way of
expressing compassionate, caring. When nurses are actively and fully
present, they use strong, listening skills and allow the patient to direct
the conversation.
,A client has been offered hospice care for her and the stage, cardiac
disease. Which statements reflect a need for the nurse to provide
further education?
A. I know I am close to the end of my life.
B. My family would really benefit from hospice just as much as I would.
C. My friend had hospice care, and her only wish was that she'd had
hospice care longer than two months.
D. Why would I get hospice? I thought hospice was really for patients
with cancer. - answer--D. Why would I get hospice? I thought hospice
was really for patients with cancer.
The nurse should provide further education on hospice care. Hospice is
appropriate for patients who are no longer seeking life, prolonging
treatment, and who the physician's certifies have a prognosis of six
months or less. The patient's life limiting condition can include non-
cancer, diagnosis, or a combination of diagnosis.
Which disease and dying trajectory best represents the course of a
person with Alzheimer's disease?
A. Sudden death.
B. Steady decline.
C. Chronic illness.
, D. Progressive deterioration. - answer--D. Progressive deterioration.
The church rectory represents the course of a person with an illness
that causes a prolonged decline, ending in death. This is the pattern
that frail older adults often demonstrate, especially those with illnesses
such as Alzheimer's disease.
What is an important way nurses can improve palliative care access for
those who should receive it?
A. Being knowledgeable of the benefits of palliative and hospice care.
B. Remembering that palliative care is for any patients who is in the
hospital
C. Discouraging the use of palliative care in the seriously ill pediatric
population.
D. Advocating for palliative care only when the patient is close to end-
of-life. - answer--A. Being knowledgeable of the benefits of palliative
and hospice care.
Palliative care can be provided in outpatient clinics and in-home. It is
important for nurses to be knowledgeable about the benefits of
palliative care and hospice care. They must first understand the services
in order to educate advocate for clients with serious illness.
