Define hospice Correct Answer-Primarily a 'concept' of care- not always a specific place of care, but often combined
i.e. a specific philosophy of and/or approach to care rather than merely a type of building or service, or both.
Palliative Care
What prinicples is it guided by
Describe asp...
N304: Palliative and End of Life Care (EOL) - Part 1
questions with correct answers
Define hospice Correct Answer-Primarily a 'concept' of care- not always
a specific place of care, but often combined
i.e. a specific philosophy of and/or approach to care rather than merely a
type of building or service, or both.
Palliative Care
What prinicples is it guided by
Describe aspects of Palliative Care Correct Answer-Palliative care is an
approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families
facing the problem associated with life-threatening illness, through the
prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and
impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems,
physical, psychosocial and spiritual.
-typically lifespan of 6months
all costs covered by program: meds, hospital beds, mobility aids, access
to palliative care HCT
not about curing them, its about trying to keep them symptom free
i.e: acute medical pt, do VS, give O2, interventions, but palliative patient
might not do VS
Always think: What is the goal of care? Quality of death or trying to
cure?
,someone dying from lung cancer, would be benefical to give O2? better
to treat distress
Look at patient, family needs, then determine what is plan of care?
Guided by the principles of Primary Health Care: accessible,
participatory, interprofessional, health promoting, uses appropriate
technology/skills
Aspects of Palliative Care
-affirms life/regards dying as normal process
-neither hastens nor postpones death
-provides relief from pain/other symptoms
-integrates psychological/spiritual aspects of care
-offers ongoing support systems to dying pts. and family members
Hospice Palliative Care Correct Answer-care aimed at improving QOL
of pt with life threatening illness and of families through relief of pain
and suffering; convergence of hospice and palliative into one movement
w/ same principles
Curative disease focus VS Palliative focus Correct
Answer-Curative/Disease Focus
Diagnosis of disease & related symptoms
Curing of disease
Treatment of disease
, Alleviation of symptoms
Palliative Focus
Pt/family identify unique end-of-life goals
Assess how symptoms, issues are helping/ hindering reaching goals
Interventions to assist in reaching end-of-life goals
Quality of life closure
What are the 10 Guiding Principles of Hospice Palliative Care Correct
Answer-1. Person/family centered = basic 'unit of care'
2. Ethical
3. High Quality
4. Team -based/Circle of Care
5. Safe and Effective
6. Accessible
7. Adequately Resourced /sufficient to support HPC activities
8. Collaborative
9. Advocacy-Based
10. Evidence-Informed/Knowledge-Based
Describe 7 Goals of Palliative Care Correct Answer-Determine goals
with patient and family
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