The decision to begin hospice care is a difficult one. One of the first requirements is a medical professional's prognosis that a patient has 6 months or less to live (Merck, 2007). Hospice care may be postponed for which of the following reasons?
a) Hesitancy of medical professionals who are not comfortable predicting the amount of time a patient has to live
b) May feel to the physician as if he or she has failed
c) May feel to the family like they are giving up
d) All of the above
Answer: d
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