The primary goal of all palliative care is
a. learning to communicate with other caregivers
b. providing cure-oriented interventions for underlying causes of distress
c. recognizing that in many circumstances there is nothing more that we can do
d. expanding the role of unconventional forms of therapy
e. minimizing distressing symptoms
Question 2Treatment of the common cold is a form of
a. cure-oriented care
b. palliative care
c. chronic care
d. a futile enterprise
e. long-term care
Question 3In health care to palliate means
a. to alleviate symptoms of a disease without curing it
b. to make something seem tasty
c. to cure the underlying causes of a disease
d. all of these
e. none of these
Question 4Recent research studies have shown that hospice care
a. can extend length of life in hospice versus nonhospice patients
b. increases Medicare costs for patients
c. increased perceived disparities in care for African-American patients
d. was rated less than satisfactory by family members versus other institutional settings
e. should focus on shortening lengthy enrollments of patients
Question 5In 2009, the leading diagnosis on admission to a U.S. hospice program was:
a. end-stage heart disease
b. end-stage kidney disease
c. dementia
d. lung disease
e. advanced cancer
Question 6In 2009, most U.S. hospice patients were
a. male
b. female
c. under 65 years of age
d. members of minority groups
e. institutionalized
Question 7In 2009, it is estimated that how many Americans died while receiving hospice care?
a. over 1 million
b. just under 990,000
c. approximately 870,000
d. 500,000
e. fewer than 325,000
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