Home health services expanded in the 1960s and thereafter, ...

[mwit1967]

Home health services expanded in the 1960s and thereafter, largely due to shortened hospital stays brought about in an era of cost containment.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

A patient with end-stage renal disease does not want further aggressive treatment but is reluctant to withdraw life-sustaining treatment. The nurse would help the patient to understand that life-sustaining treatment includes maintaining:
 
  a. full code status.
  b. comfort measures only.
  c. nutrition, hydration, and dialysis.
  d. nutrition and hydration but removal of dialysis.

[bigsis44]

Answer to Question 1

T

Answer to Question 2

C
The patient who wants to withhold further aggressive therapy but not withdraw life-sustaining therapy would be informed that nutrition, hydration, and current treatments such as dialysis would be maintained.

[mwit1967]

Thank you

[bigsis44]

No problemo