A terminally ill patient is receiving palliative care. What does the nurse understand the purpose of this type of care to be?
1. alleviating suffering and enhancing quality of life
2. reducing pain and preventing medical complications
3. controlling side effects of illness while postponing death
4. withdrawing all medical care to allow natural death
Correct Answer: 1
The purpose of palliative care is to provide comprehensive care focused on alleviating suffering and enhancing quality of life. Medical complications can be controlled but not prevented. The purpose is not specifically to postpone death. Withdrawing all medical care would be inappropriate as it would cause more suffering.
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