What are the components of a quality hospice program?
a. Are sensitive to different cultures, have a small patient-to-worker ratio, are responsive Monday–Friday, 9–5
b. Have community support, allow for high patient-to-caregiver ratios, respond to family and patient needs
c. Have an interdisciplinary team, are sensitive to cultural differences, are responsive to patient and family wants and needs
d. Have a specific religious belief structure, have small patient-to-caregiver ratios, are rigid in their ability to respond to specific needs
C
A quality hospice program is sensitive to all cultures, values, and beliefs and has an interdisciplinary team of experts in state-of-the-art care of dying persons with small patient-to-caregiver ratios. Hospices are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and are responsive to family and patient needs.
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