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10 years ago
1.   Which of these patients is most appropriate for the nurse to refer to hospice care?
 
a.   A 72-year-old with chronic severe pain as a result of spinal arthritis and vertebral collapse
 
b.   A 56-year-old with advanced liver failure whose family members can no longer care for him or her at home
 
c.   A 28-year-old with AIDS-related dementia who needs palliative care and pain management
 
d.   60-year-old with lymphoma whose children are unable to discuss issues related to dying
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10 years ago
c.   A 28-year-old with AIDS-related dementia who needs palliative care and pain management

Hospice is designed to provide palliative care such as symptom management and pain control for patients at the end of life. Patients who require more care than the family can provide, whose families are unable to discuss important issues related to dying, or who have severe pain are candidates for other nursing services but are not appropriate hospice patients.
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