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A Nurse Discusses Inpatient Hospice with a Client and the Client's

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A nurse discusses inpatient hospice with a client and the client's family.A family member expresses concern that her loved one will receive only custodial care.How should the nurse respond?


A) "The goal of palliative care is to provide the greatest degree of comfort possible and help the dying person enjoy whatever time is left."
B) "Palliative care will release you from the burden of having to care for someone in the home.It does not mean that curative treatment will stop."
C) "A palliative care facility is like a nursing home and costs less than a hospital because only pain medications are given."
D) "Your relative is unaware of her surroundings and will not notice the difference between her home and a palliative care facility."

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