The dying client and family have been approached by their physician to consider a move to a hospice-like facility for palliative care
The family members tell the nurse they are afraid that their loved one will receive only custodial care because therapy for a cure is no longer being pursued. What is the nurse's best response? A. "The goal of palliative care is to provide the greatest degree of comfort possible and help the dying person enjoy whatever time is left."
B. "Palliative care will release you from the burden of having to care for someone in the home; it does not mean that curative treatment will stop."
C. "A palliative care facility is like a nursing home, which costs less than a hospital because less care is being provided."
D. "Your loved one is unaware of his surroundings and will not notice the difference between home and a palliative care facility."
A
Palliative care provides an increased level of personal care designed to manage symptom distress. All procedures are performed with the intent of increasing comfort and allowing the client to have a dignified death.
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