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lracut11

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Hospice nursing care has a different focus for the dying patient. Which of the following should the nurse know about patient care provided through a hospice?
 
  a. It is designed to meet the patient's individual wishes, as much as possible.
  b. It is usually aimed at offering curative treatment for the patient.
  c. It is involved in teaching families to provide postmortem care.
  d. It does not include an interdisciplinary care team.

Question 2

When using the Braden Scale to predict a patient's pressure sore risk in relation to activity, what score would the nurse use to document for a patient who is confined to a chair?
 
  a. 1
  b. 2
  c. 3
  d. 4


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Reply #1 on: Jul 22, 2018
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A The nurse's role in hospice nursing care is to meet the primary wishes of the dying patient and to be open to the individual desires of each patient. The nurse supports a patient's choice in maintaining comfort and dignity.
B Hospice care is for the terminally ill. It is not aimed at offering curative treatment but rather emphasizes palliative care.
C Hospice care may provide bereavement follow-up for the family after a patient's death, but hospice nurses typically do not teach the family postmortem care.
D Hospice care programs include provision of an interdisciplinary care team of physicians, nurses, spiritual advisers, social workers, and counsellors.

Answer to Question 2

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A The patient who is confined to bed would receive a score of 1 on the Braden Scale when assessing activity.
B The patient who is confined to a chair would receive a score of 2 on the Braden Scale when assessing activity.
C The patient who walks occasionally would receive a score of 3 on the Braden Scale when assessing activity.
D The patient who walks frequently would receive a score of 4 on the Braden Scale when assessing activity.


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