Compared to white terminally ill patients, members of ethnic minorities who are terminally ill are likely to receive care that is
A) of higher quality.
B) of lower quality.
C) more focused on treatment of pain.
D) hospice-based.
Question 2Hospice is to __________ as hospitals are to __________.
A) comfort; cure
B) cure; comfort
C) the early part of the terminal phase of an illness; the later part of the terminal phase of an illness
D) the later part of the terminal phase of an illness; the early part of the terminal phase of an illness
Question 3On average, patients receive hospice care for a period of
A) 7 days.
B) 12 days.
C) 22 days.
D) 6 months.
Question 4The percentage of people who die in hospice care is
A) 20.
B) 40.
C) 60.
D) 80.
Question 5Hospice care first became available in the United States in what year?
A) 1947
B) 1958
C) 1974
D) 1985
Question 6Who was Cicely Saunders, and what motivated her to create the first hospice?
A) She was a nurse who thought that a hospice program would be very profitable.
B) She was a physician who wanted dying patients to be treated outside of hospitals so doctors could pay more attention to those who could be cured.
C) She was a psychiatrist who thought that having dying patients in hospitals was depressing for patients who were not terminal.
D) She was a social worker who was dissatisfied with the care hospitals gave dying patients.
Question 7In what country was the first hospice established?
A) England
B) Holland
C) Switzerland
D) The United States
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