Which of the following statements is a myth surrounding hospice?
a. The patient's personal physician frequently works with an interdisciplinary hospice team of professionals.
b. The expense of hospice is rarely covered by private insurers, Medicare, or Medicaid.
c. Hospice services are available to patients with any terminal illness, regardless of their religion or spirituality.
d. The major focus of hospice is caring, not curing.
B
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a. Maintain consistent resident assignments. b. Provide structured activities for the resi-dents. c. Assign nursing assistants to perform bathing. d. Determine mealtime on the basis of staff-ing levels.
The nurse understands that neurotransmitters have a direct relationship to many mental health disorders, and explains to a family member that the client's depression might be related to a deficiency of:
1. acetylcholine. 2. epinephrine. 3. serotonin. 4. histamine.
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a. decreased protein requirements. b. increasing caloric requirements with age. c. potential for drug-nutrient interaction related to polypharmacy. d. presence of other diseases that decrease caloric needs.