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Understanding End-of-Life Care and Palliative Care
Understanding End-of-Life Care and Palliative Care ( 5 Questions)
A nurse is caring for a client who has terminal cancer and is receiving palliative care at home. The client's spouse asks the nurse what palliative care means. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
A) "Palliative care is a type of care that focuses on relieving your loved one's pain and symptoms, as well as providing emotional and spiritual support for both of you."
B) "Palliative care is a type of care that helps your loved one prepare for death by withdrawing any life-sustaining treatments and medications."
C) "Palliative care is a type of care that aims to cure your loved one's cancer by using aggressive treatments and interventions."
D) "Palliative care is a type of care that involves hospice services and requires your loved one to have a life expectancy of six months or less."
Palliative care is a holistic approach to care that focuses on improving the quality of life for clients with serious illnesses and their families. It addresses physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs, and can be provided at any stage of illness, along with curative treatments.
Palliative care does not necessarily involve withdrawing treatments or medications, unless they are causing more harm than benefit.
Palliative care does not aim to cure the disease, but rather to manage the symptoms and enhance comfort.
Palliative care is not the same as hospice care, which is a specific type of palliative care for clients who have a life expectancy of six months or less and have decided to forego curative treatments.
Palliative care is a holistic approach to care that focuses on improving the quality of life for clients with serious illnesses and their families. It addresses physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs, and can be provided at any stage of illness, along with curative treatments.
Option B is incorrect because palliative care does not necessarily involve withdrawing treatments or medications, unless they are causing more harm than benefit.
Option C is incorrect because palliative care does not aim to cure the disease, but rather to manage the symptoms and enhance comfort.
Option D is incorrect because palliative care is not the same as hospice care, which is a specific type of palliative care for clients who have a life expectancy of six months or less and have decided to forego curative treatments.