Explain the goal of hospice care
The goal of hospice care is palliative care and not curative care. Hospice care provides comprehensive medical and supportive, social, emotional, and spiritual care to terminally ill patients and their families.
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A) Preparing for the rescue B) Recognizing and managing hazards C) Gaining access to the patient D) Sizing up the situation
You are preparing a patient with an indwelling urinary catheter for transport. Pertaining to the catheter, which action must the EMT take?
A) Place the catheter bag below the patient's bladder. B) Leave the urine in the bag for the hospital to analyze. C) Deflate the catheter balloon prior to transport. D) Remove the collection bag and clamp the tubing.
A mechanically ventilated patient is receiving 6 ml/kg tidal volume. At the same time, the patient's Pplateau is 40 cm H2O. Which of the following ventilator adjustments should the therapist make at this time?
A. Reduce the tidal volume to 5 ml/kg. B. Increase the inspiratory flow. C. Raise the upper pressure limit. D. Lengthen the expiratory time.
Which of the following complications may be caused after using spironolactone?
A) peptic ulcer and cystic fibrosis of the lungs B) liver and kidney failure C) ovarian cancer and gynecomastia D) carcinoma of the breast and gynecomastia