HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE

Question 1

What is the main difference between hospice and palliative care?

Answer 1

Palliative care can be provided at any stage of a serious illness, while hospice care is specifically for terminally ill patients when a cure is not the goal.

Question 2

What are the primary goals of palliative care?

Answer 2

Improving quality of life, enhancing function, aiding in decision-making, providing opportunities for personal growth. Palliative care also includes symptom management, psychosocial care, and spiritual support.

Question 3

At what stages of illness can palliative care be provided?

Answer 3

At any stage of a serious illness.

Question 4

What is the focus of hospice care?

Answer 4

Patients with a limited life expectancy who have chosen palliative care over cure-focused treatment.

Question 5

True or False: All hospice care is palliative care.

Answer 5

True.

Question 6

True or False: All palliative care is hospice care.

Answer 6

False.

Question 7

What is the view of hospice care regarding the end of life?

Answer 7

It views the end of life as a developmental stage.

Question 8

What does the goal of palliative care emphasize?

Answer 8

Comfort care, symptom relief, and patient/family-defined quality of life.

Question 9

What type of care is hospice care primarily associated with?

Answer 9

Palliative care delivered at home or in special facilities.

Question 10

Fill in the blank: Hospice care is a specific type of _______ care for patients who are terminally ill.

Answer 10

palliative

Question 11

What indicates a need for further teaching regarding a patient’s understanding of hospice care?

Answer 11

Statements suggesting misunderstanding of hospice goals or expectations of curative treatment. Hospice care is intended to provide comfort and support during the end-of-life stage.

Question 12

If a patient thinks hospice is only for the last few days of life, what is needed?

Answer 12

Further teaching

Question 13

What misconception about the location of hospice care indicates a need for further education?

Answer 13

Believing hospice care is only provided in a special facility. While hospice can be in facilities, it is primarily provided in the home

Question 14

What would indicate a need for further teaching if a patient refuses to discuss their end-of-life goals?

Answer 14

Need for more teaching. Hospice care includes assisting patients with their end-of-life goals.