The health-care worker clarifies to the family of a dying patient that palliative care includes: (Select all that apply. )

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Palliative care is an active total care of patients whose disorder does not respond to curative therapy,and aggressive curative efforts are not pursued.The patients are provided with comfort measures such as pain and anxiety relief,oxygen therapy,laxatives,and antinausea drugs.

The Health-Care Worker Clarifies to the Family of a Dying