Author Question: A parent asks you what the philosophy or purpose of a hospice program is. What is your best ... (Read 45 times)

Zulu123 · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

A parent asks you what the philosophy or purpose of a hospice program is. What is your best response?

A) A hospice is a facility that provides long-term care.
B) A hospice provides care with the belief that death is an extension of life.
C) A hospice allows for open visiting and homelike care.
D) A hospice is a facility for the terminally ill.

Question 2

An African-American woman noticed some bruises on her newborn girl's buttocks. She asks the nurse who spanked her daughter. The nurse explains to the woman that these marks are called:

1. lanugo.
2. vascular nevi.
3. nevus flammeus.
4. Mongolian spots.

kjohnson · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

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1. Incorrect. Lanugo is fine down hair on the term newborn.
2. Incorrect. A vascular nevus is commonly called a strawberry mark and is a type of ca-pillary hemangioma.
3. Incorrect. A nevus flammeus is commonly called a port-wine stain and is most fre-quently found on the face.
4. Correct. A Mongolian spot is a bluish black area of pigmentation that may appear over any part of the exterior surface of the body. It is more commonly noted on the back and but-tocks and is most frequently noted in infants whose ethnic origins are Mediterranean, Latin American, Asian, or African.