Consider the following statements: Statement A. When physicians discus

Consider the following statements: Statement A. When physicians discuss end-of-life with cancer patients, their health-care costs are much higher in the last week of life. Statement B. Many dying persons never get referred to hospice care.

1. Both statements A and B are true.
2. Both statements A and B are false.
3. Statement A is true and statement B is false.
4. Statement A is false and statement B is true.

ESSAYBID ANSWER

ANS: 4
Rationale:
According to Zhang et al. (2009), costs are much lower when physicians discuss end-of-life care with their patients. Yet many dying persons are never referred to hospice. More than a third of those referred only spend seven days enrolled, although many would benefit greatly from aspects of care management lasting longer (Jennings, Ryndes, D’Onofrio, & Baily, 2010).