The plan of care for a client in hospice care should include:
A) curative treatments.
B) control of symptoms.
C) postponing death.
D) laboratory tests.
B) control of symptoms.
Explanation: A) Hospice is a formal program that delivers palliative care, rather than curative treatment, to patients who are near the end of life. Hospice care exists under the umbrella of palliative care services. Palliative care is care provided to patients experiencing life-threatening, progressive illness that focuses on providing effective relief of symptoms rather than on curing the illness.
B) Hospice is a formal program that delivers palliative care, rather than curative treatment, to patients who are near the end of life. Hospice care exists under the umbrella of palliative care services. Palliative care is care provided to patients experiencing life-threatening, progressive illness that focuses on providing effective relief of symptoms rather than on curing the illness.
C) While research shows that patients with lung cancer who received palliative care integrated with standard cancer care lived 3 months longer than patients who received standard cancer care alone, the goals of hospice and palliative care are not to prolong life.
D) Laboratory, radiologic, and other diagnostic tests are not typically performed in the care of the terminally ill patient unless the results of such testing will change the management plan and benefit the patient.
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