A nurse is caring for a client with terminal cancer. The client asks the nurse, What is the difference between palliative and hospice care? What is the best response by the nurse?
A) There is no difference between the two.
B) In palliative care, you must have a terminal illness and have less than 6 months to live. In hospice care you can be in your last stage of illness.
C) Palliative care is focused on attempting to achieve the best quality of life for a client with a serious illness. You may be in any stage of the disease. Hospice care is care and support for a client with less than 6 months to live focused so that the client may live as fully and comfortably as possible.
D) Palliative care can only take place in your home. Hospice care can take place in any care setting.
Question 2
The nurse is treating a skin tear on an older patient's lower leg. Which dietary selection contains ingredients that will be most favorable to wound healing for this patient?
1. Cereal, milk, and toast
2. Bacon, toast, and coffee
3. Eggs, toast, and orange juice
4. Ham slices, milk, and applesauce
Nurse-patient interaction; nonverbal communication
Breast Cancer
Causes of cancer.
U.S. Cancer Risk—Racial Diversity
A hot stone placed under the client’s neck.
Approaching the client for the ophthalmoscopic exam