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Palliative care allows the child to:
 
  1. Have a graceful, natural death.
   2. Attempt to use every type of medical process possible to sustain life.
   3. Abruptly end life.
   4. Comfort the family before death.

Question 2

Palliative care should be considered for a terminally-ill child:
 
  1. Within 1 year of death.
   2. Within 2 months of death.
   3. When a terminal illness is present.
   4. At no time. It is not appropriate for children.



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1. Palliative care focuses on the natural death process in the most comforting way possible.
2. Medical processes to sustain life are not considered important in palliative care.
3. Palliative care works with patients once a terminal illness is diagnosed in order to have a plan of care.
4. Palliative care helps comfort the family and the patient.

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1. Planning can occur, but should be started when a terminal diagnosis is present to provide the plan of care for the child.
2. Planning can occur, but should be started when a terminal diagnosis is present to provide the plan of care for the child.
3. The knowledge of the terminal illness and letting the family and patient be involved in the decision-making processes facilitates palliative care so that the patient is as comfortable as possible.
4. Palliative care is appropriate for children with a terminal illness.




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Reply 2 on: Jun 27, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
:D TYSM

 

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