Principles of palliative care that can be included in the care of children include:
a. maintenance of curative therapy
b. child and family as the unit of care
c. focus on the spiritual issues the family faces
d. extensive use of opiates to ensure total pain control
b. child and family as the unit of care
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A) Erase the incorrect statement and write the correct one. B) Cross out the wrong statement in a way that is not readable. C) Use correction fluid to obliterate what has been written. D) Cross out the incorrect statement with a single line.
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