CHPN Exam Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Palliative care does not limit a patient's options to pursue _________ but enhances the pt's quality of life by maximizing supportive care. | curative treatment |
What was the first Hospice in the U.S.? | Connecticut Hospice in New Haven |
The difference between the origin of hospice and palliative care in the U.S. is Palliative care grew from | academic, teaching hospitals |
The Connecticut Hospice was founded by | Florence Wald (former Dean of the Yale Nursing school) in the early 1970's |
Hospice is a philosophy of care to improve ____ in the terminally ill. | QUALITY OF LIFE! |
What is true when comparing eligibility for hospice care vs palliative care? | PC allows for more aggressive therapies |
The eligibility for hospice and palliative care is | Hospice- 6 months PC- no time limit |
____includes whatever therapies are medically indicated and desired y the pt. | Palliative care |
When is aggressive treatment NOT indicated? | The s/e of the tx are more distressing than the potential benefit |
Palliative care is primarily delivered in what type of setting? | Acute care setting |
Pt's near the end of life most often fear | pain and being a burden to the family. |
____is possible if attention is paid to the multiple dimensions that influence a person's quality of life. | Healing |
____comes from many physical and psychological causes. | Suffering |
__involves the whole person and transcends the bio-psycho-social-spiritual dimension. | Suffering |
In order to improve the quality of end-of-life care in the clinical environment, the nurse should | strive to make transfers of pt's less frequent and disruptive; create standardized protocols and outcome measures; ensure continuity of care across time and provider settings |
For a family caring for a dying pt at home cost of care can | exhaust a family's financial resources |
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