Hospice care has been ordered in the home for an older patient who is terminally ill. What is the hospice nurse's priority assessment?
1. Assess the patient's need to be admitted to the hospital.
2. Assess the patient's financial ability to pay for hospice service.
3. Assess the patient's funeral and burial arrangements.
4. Assess the patient's needs to be comfortable at home.
4. Assess the patient's needs to be comfortable at home.
Explanation: 1. Most Americans express a preference to die in their own homes. The hospice nurse should not discuss that the patient be admitted to a hospital.
2. There is no charge for hospice services.
3. Patients may chose to participate in their funeral arrangements and burial details but this is not the priority assessment.
4. Most Americans express a preference to die in their own homes. The hospice nurse should find out what the patient needs to be comfortable at home during death.
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