Question

A nurse has just finished a presentation on hospice and palliative care. Which statement by a participant would indicate a need for further education?
A) "Palliative care provides pain relief and other distressing symptoms."
B) "Hospice care programs focus on quality rather than length of life."
C) "In hospice care, the nurses make most of the care decisions for the patients."
D) "Hospice focuses on treatments and care aimed only at relieving symptoms in the last few months of life"
E) "Palliative care affirms life and regards dying as a normal process."

Answer 1

Answer: C "In hospice care, the nurses make most of the care decisions for the patients."

Explanation:

They need a deeper understanding of what to do and whats required.