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Foundations and Adult Health Nursing Test Bank
Chapter 40 : Hospice Care Questions
Question 1 of 5
What are the goals of hospice service?
Correct Answer: A,B,C,D
Rationale: The plan of care should focus on the desires of the patient, not the desires of the family members.
Question 2 of 5
When the dying patient becomes confused, the nurse should him or her.
Correct Answer: reorient
Rationale: Reorientation regarding time, date, and location is the least distressing to the dying patient.
Question 3 of 5
What is the overall objective of hospice service?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Hospice is a philosophy of care that provides support and comfort to patients who are dying.
Question 4 of 5
Who was responsible for renewing the hospice philosophy in the 1960s?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The idea of hospice is originated in Europe. Dame Cicely Saunders renewed the idea of hospice in the 1960s.
Question 5 of 5
The hospice nurse clarifies that hospice service is initiated when what type of treatment is no longer effective?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Hospice care is appropriate when curative treatment is no longer effective. Hospice service is palliative, proactive, and an alternative to curative treatment.