Author Question: When a family member asks the nurse where his terminally ill loved one might receive hospice care, ... (Read 196 times)

lak · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

When a family member asks the nurse where his terminally ill loved one might receive hospice care, the nurse's most helpful response would be based on the knowledge that hospice services are provided:

a. Only in special hospice care facilities
b. As part of a hospital stay
c. In the home or hospital
d. Only through Medicaid

Question 2

What is the most common opportunistic infection in children with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus?

1. Pneumocystic pneumonia
2. CMV
3. Meningitis
4. Encephalitis

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

Answer to Question 1

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Hospice services are provided to those in their final phase of life in the home, hospital, or hospice care facility. Care is provided to both the patient and the family members. Palliative care is not curative.

Answer to Question 2

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1. Pneumocystic pneumonia is most common, and children are treated prophylactically.
2. CMV is not considered an opportunistic infection.
3. Meningitis is not common in children with HIV.
4. Encephalitis can occur, but it is not a cause of infection.