A nurse is teaching new graduates about the nature of palliative care on her unit. Which of the following statements by a new nurse indicates a need for further teaching?
A) "I can see how important it is for us to educate patients and their families and friends on the unit."
B) "It certainly requires a change in thinking to understand why we don't provide any medical interventions for patients."
C) "I can see how comfort and psychosocial well-being take precedence over physical functioning."
D) "Purpose in life and quality of life seem to be the overarching goals of palliative care."
Ans: B
While the focus of palliative care is not on curing disease, this does not mean that treatments of all kinds are absent. Distressing symptoms are addressed from both a nursing perspective and a medical perspective. Education is a key component of palliative care, and comfort and psychosocial well-being trump physical functioning. Purpose in life and quality of life are similarly emphasized.
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