A hospice must meet certain criteria to legitimately be called a hospice. Which of the following is one of these criteria?
A) The goal must be curative measures, not just palliative care.
B) The hospice must be administered by a hospital staff.
C) The hospice care is based on a client's financial resources.
D) Bereavement care must be provided for the family for at least 1 year.
D
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Hospice services must be extended to the family during the time of bereavement (following the client's death) for at least 1 year. The goal of hospice care is symptom control (intensive palliative care), not curative measures. Clients should remain as alert and comfortable as possible. The hospice must be a centrally administered, autonomous program. Staff members and family caregivers primarily provide care, with backup inpatient services. Hospice services must be based on a client's needs, not on financial resources.
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