The nurse is planning an education program for other nurses on palliative care. Which information should the nurse include in the program? Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Palliative care focuses on patients who are close to death.
2. Palliative care can provide respite care for family members.
3. Palliative care focuses on managing pain and troublesome symptoms.
4. Palliative care focuses on providing surgeries and treatments to cure the illness.
5. Palliative care can be delivered long-term and throughout all phases of treatment.
2,3,5
Rationale: Hospice care focuses on patients who are close to death.
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