A medical nurse is providing palliative care to a patient with a diagnosis of end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). What is the primary goal of this nurse's care?
A) To improve the patient's and family's quality of life
B) To support aggressive and innovative treatments for cure
C) To provide physical support for the patient
D) To help the patient develop a separate plan with each discipline of the health care team
Ans: A
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The goal of palliative care is to improve the patient's and the family's quality of life. The support should include the patient's physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Each discipline should contribute to a single care plan that addresses the needs of the patient and family. The goal of palliative care is not aggressive support for curing the patient. Providing physical support for the patient is also not the goal of palliative care. Palliative care does not strive to achieve separate plans of care developed by the patient with each discipline of the health care team.
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