A patient suffering from lung cancer experiences nausea and vomiting. When rendering palliative care, the nurse knows that this type of care:
a. is only done in intensive care units.
b. is for the elderly.
c. requires an interdisciplinary team.
d. utilizes standard medical treatments to provide care.
C
Palliative care is practiced in any setting and focuses on the prevention, reduction, or relief of physical, emotional, social, and spiritual symptoms of disease or treatment at the end of life when cure is no longer possible. People of any age or diagnosis receive palliative care at any time and in any setting. Expert palliative care involves an interdisciplinary team composed of health care professionals—nurses, social workers, spiritual care professionals, nutritionists, physicians, psychologists, and pharmacists. Therapists who use complementary healing interventions (e.g., massage, music, healing touch, or aromatherapy) also work with palliative care
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