A physician suggests hospice care for a patient with aggressive brain cancer that is not responding to curative care. Which of the following is true about hospice care?
A. The care occurs in a hospice facility that is separate from other medical facilities.
B. It focuses on relieving pain using alternative comfort measures instead of medications.
C. It is not designed to meet the emotional needs of the patient or family.
D. It is not designed to target the underlying disease process.
E. It focuses on care in the hospital.
D. It is not designed to target the underlying disease process.
In the United States, hospice care may be provided in facilities built especially for that purpose, in hospitals and nursing homes, or at home. Hospice care focuses on relieving pain (through traditional medication use as well as alternative methods), controlling symptoms, and meeting emotional needs and personal values of the terminally ill, instead of targeting the underlying disease process.
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A) "… be advised that the blood sugar is 15 … that is one-five mg/dL" B) "… the blood sugar is 15 … be advised that the paramedic, not I, checked the blood sugar" C) "… the patient is not a diabetic but has a very low blood sugar" D) "… we have a blood sugar that is 15 … I think that the patient is very critical"
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A) Red B) Green C) Yellow D) Black
Envelopes that have a transparent window are used for ________ and statements.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The use of wet dressings in the field is limited because:
A) their use may result in severe hypothermia. B) they are of no value in providing pain relief. C) their sterility cannot be maintained in the field. D) they provide a medium for pathogens to grow.