Your patient has a diagnosis of bladder cancer with metastasis. The patient asks you about hospice. Which principle underlies hospice care?
A) Death must be accepted.
B) Symptoms of terminal illness should not be treated.
C) Each member of the interdisciplinary team develops an individual plan of care for the patient.
D) Terminally ill patients should die in the hospital.
A
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A. Applying a moist heat pack B. Giving the child a massage C. Reading the child a story D. Using candles for aromatherapy
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