A family member asks a home health nurse to explain the concept of hospice care. Which of the following would the nurse need to include as the fundamental underlying philosophy of hospice?
a. Enabling the client to die at home
b. Ensuring that the client's living will is upheld
c. Placing experts in the position of power of attorney
d. Providing comfort measures before death
Question 2
Which of the following best explains why the home health nurse would essentially repeat the same information given to the client by the nurse in the hospital?
a. Clients find it difficult to learn in the midst of the stress of the acute care setting and often don't remember what the hospital nurse taught.
b. Hearing something from a different person, using different words and examples, can help ensure that learning is retained.
c. Home health nurses often don't know what hospital-based nurses have already taught.
d. Learning depends on receiving information more than once.
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