Which of the following is one of the goals for high quality end-of-life care, according to the Hospice Education Institute?

A. Educate the relatives about proper death rituals.
B. Offer a support system to help patients live as actively as possible until death. 
C. Keep the patient from depending on pain medication.
D. Make sure the dying person makes a will.


Answer: B

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