To make the remainder of a terminally ill person's life as meaningful and comfortable as possible is the goal of:
a. Hospice care
b. The stages of dying
c. The grieving process
d. Institutional care
A
The goal of hospice care is to make the remainder of a terminally ill person's life as meaningful and comfortable as is humanly possible. Hospice focuses not only on care of the client but on the family as well.
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