NU371 Week 3 HESI Case Study: Hospice (2023/2024) Already Passed

NU371 Week 3 HESI Case Study: Hospice (2023/2024) Already Passed Community/public health nurses often make visits to client's homes. Home visiting nursing services are offered to new parents, children with special needs and their families, older homebound adults, and client's discharged home from the hospital who require ongoing care. Palliative and hospice care are often delivered by nurses working in the community. The goal of palliative and hospice care is to support the client and family through the dying process. A primary care provider makes a referral to the nurse. Which statement by the client indicates an understanding of palliative care? o All of my treatments and medications will need to be discontinued. o I will discontinue any treatments and only take medications that will help my pain. o Treatments and medications will be utilized to control my pain and increase my comfort. o I will continue the previous course of treatment with the help of a nurse. o Treatments and medications will be utilized to control my pain and increase my comfort. · Interventions will be utilized to control pain, to increase comfort, and to improve quality of life and quality of death for the client and family. During the initial visit, the nurse explains the purpose of palliative and hospice nursing care to the client and their family. When talking with the family, what information should the nurse include? Select all that apply. o The care provided is client and family focused. o Hospice nurses regard dying as a normal process. o Bereavement follow-up is provided after the client’s death. o Visitation and respite services are provided by licensed personnel. o Interdisciplinary care focuses on symptom management. o Clients are discharged if they are still alive 6 months after starting hospice. o The care provided is client and family focused. · Hospice care is focused on the client and family. o Hospice nurses regard dying as a normal process. · Dying is viewed as a normal process. o Bereavement follow-up is provided after the client’s death. · Bereavement care is a component of hospice care. o Interdisciplinary care focuses on symptom management. · Interdisciplinary care is primarily focused on symptom management. The nurse completes a comprehensive assessment of the client and family. In conducting a home visit with a new client, which problem should the hospice nurse address first? o The client’s bowel and urinary elimination pattern, which was the priority concern of the referring provider. o The problem that the client identifies as the first priority, the problem that most concerns the client. o The client’s need for help with activities of daily living, the primary nursing diagnosis identified by the nurse. o The stages of grief the family will face, and any difficulty