Author Question: Hospice care operates on the principle that A) death should be hastened as much as possible so that ... (Read 19 times)

evelyn o bentley · **on:** Jul 16, 2018

Hospice care operates on the principle that
A) death should be hastened as much as possible so that the patient is not uncomfortable.
B) aggressive measures should be taken to keep the patient alive as long as possible.
C) dying is a natural process, during which the patient should be made comfortable.
D) food and fluids should be withheld from all dying patients, as this is not painful.

Question 2

Which body system digests and transports foods, absorbs nutrients, and eliminates waste?
A) Nervous
B) Integumentary
C) Cardiovascular
D) Gastrointestinal