A palliative team is caring for a dying patient in severe pain. Which action is the priority?
a. Provide postmortem care for the patient.
b. Support the patient's nurse in grieving.
c. Teach the patient the stages of grief.
d. Enhance the patient's quality of life.
ANS: D
The primary goal of palliative care is to help patients and families achieve the best quality of life. Providing support for the patient's nurse is not the primary obligation when the patient is experiencing severe pain. Not all collaborative team members on the palliative team would be able to provide postmortem care, as is the case for nutritionists, social workers, and pharmacists. Teaching about stages of grief should not be the focus when severe pain is present.
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