A criterion for receiving hospice services is
a. A cancer diagnosis
b. Terminal disease process
c. Chronic disease with acute exacerbation
d. Lack of family support
B
Hospice services are designed to provide support to dying people and their families. Not everyone who has a cancer diagnosis (response A) is dying; therefore, hospice care may not be appropriate. Response C, acute exacerbation of a chronic disease process, does not meet the criteria for hospice care. Lack of family support (response D) also does not qualify.
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