Ch 40: Hospice Care questions with correct answers

1. The hospice nurse explains to the family that the overall objective of hospice service is to: a. relieve symptoms of terminal disease. b. educate the patient about the process of death. c. keep the patient comfortable as death approaches. d. relieve the family of the stress of death. CORRECT ANSWER ANS: C Hospice is a philosophy of care that provides support and comfort to patients who are dying. REF: Page 1222 TOP: Hospice 2. In 1960, the hospice philosophy was launched by: a. Cicely Saunders. b. Lillian Wald. c. Dorothea Dix. d. Florence Nightingale. CORRECT ANSWER ANS: A Dame Cicely Saunders renewed the idea of hospice in the 1960s. REF: Page 1223 TOP: Hospice 3. The hospice nurse clarifies that hospice service is initiated when what type of treatment is no longer effective? a. Proactive b. Palliative