A home health nurse is collaborating with a hospice nurse in order to transfer the care of a woman who has a diagnosis of lung cancer. To qualify for hospice care, the patient must meet what criterion?
A) The patient must be medically inappropriate for hospital care.
B) The patient must be in the final six months of his or her life.
C) The patient's family must demonstrate that they are unable to provide care.
D) The patient must have a diagnosis that is associated with high morbidity and mortality.
Ans: B
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Patients are eligible for hospice care services if they are determined to be within the final 6 months of life. Eligibility is not determined on the basis of the family's inability to provide care and it is not determined by whether the patient can or cannot receive care in a hospital setting.
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