Describe hospice.
What will be an ideal response?
Hospice is a facility or program, most often carried out in a patient's home, in which teams of health care practitioners and volunteers provide a continuing environment that focuses on the physical, emotional, and psychological needs of the dying patient.
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SCENARIOUse this scenario to answer the following question(s).You respond to a 67-year-old female who has fallen at home. On arrival the patient is conscious and alert, with no respiratory or cardiac compromise. She states she tripped and fell and now has pain in her left hip. She thinks she might have heard a "pop" as she hit the floor. She has her neighbor at her side and says it is all right if you leave-the neighbor can get her up and to her favorite chair. She's afraid she can't afford the ambulance and the hospital, and she is sure she is just feeling her age. You know that the ambulance is on its way and should arrive soon.The patient requests that you leave, and she tells you that she will get help from her neighbor. She refuses to sign anything either giving or refusing consent.
You know the ambulance will be there soon, and you consider leaving. What should you do? A. Tell her neighbor that the woman is irrational and not competent to consent. B. Insist that she must sign the refusal-of-care document. C. Leave or be charged with battery. D. Wait for the ambulance to arrive, while calmly explaining to the woman that it would be best to allow care.
______________ an analgesic used to treat inflammation or pain, sometimes available only by prescriptionbut sometimes available OTC, such as aspirin, ibuprofen, and naproxen
Fill in the blank with correct word.
Which condition involves the humerus essentially being "glued" to the scapula by the fascia and osseous membrane surrounding the articulating cartilage of the shoulder joint?
A) upper crossed syndrome B) thoracic outlet syndrome C) subacromial bursitis D) adhesive capsulitis
List the complications associated with castration of the horse