Which of the following is not a goal of palliative care?
A. provide support for the family members of a terminally ill patient
B. provide comfort to a dying patients
C. providing symptom management to a patient with a terminal illness
D. using pain management to promote comfort for a patient with a terminal illness
E. using current research studies to find a cure for a terminal illness
E. using current research studies to find a cure for a terminal illness
Curative care consists of treatments and procedures (including new research) directed toward curing a patient's disease. Palliative care, also called comfort care, is directed toward providing relief to terminally ill patients through symptom and pain management. The goal is not to cure, but to provide comfort and maintain the highest possible quality of life. Palliative care is also emerging as a way to help patients with serious illnesses live a more comfortable and fulfilling life, whether their diseases are terminal or not.
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