You are caring for a hospice patient who is scheduled for a surgical procedure to reduce the size of the tumor in an effort to relieve pain. How would this hospice patient's surgical procedure be classified?
A) Diagnostic
B) Laparoscopic
C) Curative
D) Palliative
Ans: D
Feedback: A patient on hospice will undergo a surgical procedure only for palliative care. The reduction of tumor size to relieve pain is considered a palliative procedure. A laparoscopic procedure is a type of surgery that is utilized for diagnostic purposes or for repair. The excision of a tumor is classified as curative. This patient is not having the tumor removed, only the size reduced.
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