Palliative Care questions with correct answers

What is the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC)? CORRECT ANSWER A national education initiative sponsored by AACN to improve palliative care What patient populations do the ELNEC focus on? CORRECT ANSWER VA and geriatrics What is palliative care? CORRECT ANSWER Comprehensive care focused on alleviating suffering and optimizing the quality of life of patients living with a life-limiting illness What is the primary focus of palliative care? CORRECT ANSWER - Comfort and quality of life How are goals set in palliative care? CORRECT ANSWER BAsed on patient's and surrogates wishes T/F. Palliative care is directed by the physician. CORRECT ANSWER False. It is directed by an interdisciplinary team, as mandated by Medicare. T/F. There is a time limit for palliative care. CORRECT ANSWER False. It is time-limitless T/F. Bereavement is not mandated by the government to offer, but is a nice thing to add. CORRECT ANSWER False, the government mandates that Bereavement services be offered.