In which of the following ways is a hospice nurse different from any o

In which of the following ways is a hospice nurse different from any other nurse who provides care to a client in the context of their family and home environment? (Select all that apply.)

a. Hospice nurses approach care in a holistic fashion.
b. Hospice nurses continue to support the family after the client has died.
c. Hospice nurses focus more on care and comfort than cure and control.
d. Hospice nurses are expert in both physical and psychosocial care.
e. Hospice nurses are more skilled at pharmaceutical pain management.
f.
Some hospice nurses see patients at home and others in institutions.

ESSAYBID ANSWER

ANS: B, C
Nurses who work with the terminally ill seek to enhance the patient’s quality of life by focusing on relieving suffering throughout the illness, supporting the patient and family through the dying process, and providing grief support to the family after the patient has died. When the patient becomes terminally ill, the focus shifts from cure to comfort care. Hospice and palliative nursing care is provided in a variety of settings including hospitals, nursing homes, residential homes, and palliative care clinics. Ideally, all nurses approach care holistically and are expert in pain management and both physical and psychosocial care.