Author Question: A client asks a nurse to explain a living will. What is the nurse's best answer? A) It specifies ... (Read 58 times)

soccerdreamer_17 · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

A client asks a nurse to explain a living will. What is the nurse's best answer?

A) It specifies who will inherit the client's estate.
B) It determines an individual's quality of life.
C) It lists specific instructions for health care provisions.
D) It identifies a trusted person to make health care decisions.

Question 2

A nurse providing palliative care for a dying man and his family knows that the goal of palliative care is what?

A) To aggressively treat the disease.
B) To provide care for the dying in the home.
C) To aggressively treat the symptoms of the disease.
D) To support the family of the dying client.

kusterl · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: C
A living will is a type of written advance directive that provides specific instructions about the kinds of health care that should be provided or foregone in particular situations.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: C
Palliative care means taking care of the whole personbody, mind, and spirit, heart and soul. It views dying as something natural and personal. The goal of palliative care is to give clients with life-threatening illnesses the best quality of life they can have by the aggressive management of symptoms. Hospice care is care provided for people with limited life expectancy, often in the home. While hospice care focuses on the needs of the dying, palliative care is appropriate across the spectrum of disease and illness.