The hospice nurse has provided a presentation to long-term care nurses on barriers to excellent end-of-life care. Which statement made by a participating nurse indicates that additional teaching is needed?
1. Most patients have good pain control when they die.
2. Referrals to hospice or palliative care often aren't made.
3. When a client is dying, there can be disagreements about the goal of care.
4. In general, healthcare professionals have difficulty in being honest with patients when discussing a poor prognosis.
Question 2
An elderly woman tearfully tells a nurse that she must buy her neighbor's groceries or the neighbor will not take her to the store. This is an example of which type of elder mistreatment?
A) abandonment
B) abuse
C) neglect
D) exploitation
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