An 82-Year-Old Patient Has End-Stage Congestive Heart Failure

An 82-year-old patient has end-stage congestive heart failure.Her primary care physician requests a consult from the palliative care service to assist in developing a discharge plan of care.Her son asks the nurse,"What is palliative care? Does it mean Mom is going to die in the next few days?" The nurse's best response is:

A) "Palliative care is only available to persons in the last 6 months of life."
B) "Palliative care focuses on care rather than cure."
C) "Palliative care is only offered to patients whose deaths are imminent."
D) "Palliative care means that your mother will not be resuscitated in the event of a cardiac or respiratory arrest."