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reorganizing and restructuring family systems and relationships and reinvesting in other
relationships
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T/F Most adults die in hospitals and
1 Roles of the nurse in palliative care 2
institutions
Quality of care at end of life for health care
3 4 stage 3 of grief: reintegration
teams
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Roles of the nurse in palliative care -elicit goals of care
-assess, manage, coordinate care
-listen
-bare witness
-communicate with team
-knowledgeable in evidence based practice
-educate
-facilitate
-advocate
-care providers
True/False: Nurses are at the center of care True
, Impact of serious illnesses on care -exploding healthcare costs
-poor understanding of prognosis
-failure to treat pain and other symptoms
-increased use of technology
At what point do you ask if interventions are These are questions that are a result of chronic illnesses and
a burden for a patient? the impact on patients and families
Quality of care at end of life for health care Providing symptom management and discussing the
teams emotional aspects of the disease
Quality of care at end of life for patients achieving a sense of control, attaining spiritual peace,
succeeding in having in having finance in order, strengthening
relationships with loved ones, and believing that their life has
meaning
T/F: Patients wish to having burdensome False
families and financial issues at the end of life
illness trajectory for complicated grief stable health status for loved one, and then a sudden death
illness trajectory for cancer can either be a slow decline then death, or a series of ups and
downs until death finally occurs
illness trajectory for CHF, DM, and COPD a series of ups and downs until death finally occurs
illness trajectory for dementia or just getting slow progression of a few bumps in the road until death
old occurs after a chronic illness
T/F Most adults prefer to die at home true
T/F Most adults die in hospitals and true
institutions
What can we do as nurses for people who encourage them as caregivers and acknowledge them
take care of adults at home
121,000 veterans are without what? shelter or healthcare with no access to palliative care;
therefore recognize and make sure they are receiving what
they deserve
Focus of hospice comfort care, NOT CURING
definition of hospice terminal with less than 6 months to live; it is a form of palliative
care; improves quality of life; it is a team approach to support
dignity of life; supports family before and after death, can be
offered anywhere
How long should hospice be used in order 2 months or more
to receive full benefits?
Do most patients get the full 2 months of NO, they usually are referred at the last minute unless they are
hospice care? in palliative care early on.
Hospice and palliative care services nursing, PT/OT/speech, pain management, counseling,
nutrition, chaplain, alternative therapies, social worker
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Sherpath: Diabetes Mellitus Chapter 21 Test Case Study 4 (Short
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Practice questions for this set
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reorganizing and restructuring family systems and relationships and reinvesting in other
relationships
Choose an answer
T/F Most adults die in hospitals and
1 Roles of the nurse in palliative care 2
institutions
Quality of care at end of life for health care
3 4 stage 3 of grief: reintegration
teams
Don't know?
Terms in this set (127)
Roles of the nurse in palliative care -elicit goals of care
-assess, manage, coordinate care
-listen
-bare witness
-communicate with team
-knowledgeable in evidence based practice
-educate
-facilitate
-advocate
-care providers
True/False: Nurses are at the center of care True
, Impact of serious illnesses on care -exploding healthcare costs
-poor understanding of prognosis
-failure to treat pain and other symptoms
-increased use of technology
At what point do you ask if interventions are These are questions that are a result of chronic illnesses and
a burden for a patient? the impact on patients and families
Quality of care at end of life for health care Providing symptom management and discussing the
teams emotional aspects of the disease
Quality of care at end of life for patients achieving a sense of control, attaining spiritual peace,
succeeding in having in having finance in order, strengthening
relationships with loved ones, and believing that their life has
meaning
T/F: Patients wish to having burdensome False
families and financial issues at the end of life
illness trajectory for complicated grief stable health status for loved one, and then a sudden death
illness trajectory for cancer can either be a slow decline then death, or a series of ups and
downs until death finally occurs
illness trajectory for CHF, DM, and COPD a series of ups and downs until death finally occurs
illness trajectory for dementia or just getting slow progression of a few bumps in the road until death
old occurs after a chronic illness
T/F Most adults prefer to die at home true
T/F Most adults die in hospitals and true
institutions
What can we do as nurses for people who encourage them as caregivers and acknowledge them
take care of adults at home
121,000 veterans are without what? shelter or healthcare with no access to palliative care;
therefore recognize and make sure they are receiving what
they deserve
Focus of hospice comfort care, NOT CURING
definition of hospice terminal with less than 6 months to live; it is a form of palliative
care; improves quality of life; it is a team approach to support
dignity of life; supports family before and after death, can be
offered anywhere
How long should hospice be used in order 2 months or more
to receive full benefits?
Do most patients get the full 2 months of NO, they usually are referred at the last minute unless they are
hospice care? in palliative care early on.
Hospice and palliative care services nursing, PT/OT/speech, pain management, counseling,
nutrition, chaplain, alternative therapies, social worker
