The Wife of a Patient with End-Stage Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary

The wife of a patient with end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) tells the nurse that she wishes her husband were eligible for hospice care, but she thinks that hospice is only available for cancer patients and would require a change in healthcare providers. Which responses by the nurse are appropriate? Select all that apply.

A) Inform her that hospice care is very expensive.
B) Inform her that a diagnosis of cancer is not required for hospice care.
C) Inform her that all hospice programs provide care 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
D) Inform her that her husband can retain his provider when transitioning to hospice care.
E) Inform her that her husband is not eligible for hospice care with the current diagnosis of COPD.