A nurse asks a hospice nurse, "Who should be referred for hospice care?" Select the correct reply
a. "Hospice is for terminally ill patients with cancer.".
b. "Patients in the end stage of any disease are eligible.".
c. "We are best equipped to care for patients with end-stage renal disease.".
d. "Patients with degenerative neurological disease are eligible after respiration is affected.".
B
A hospice cares for terminally ill patients regardless of diagnosis.
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