NSG 430 Exam 1 (Complete And Verified Study material) (68pages) LEARNEXAMS

1. Palliative care: Answer -Care or treatment focusing on reducing the severity ofsymptoms -Begins during curative or restorative health care -Extends into end-of-life care -Bereavement care follows death Goals: -Regard dying as a normal process -Provide relief from symptoms, including pain -Affirm life and neither hasten nor postpone death -Support holistic patient care and enhance quality of life -Offer support to patients to live as actively as possible until death -Offersupport to the family during the patient'sillness and in their own bereavement -Indication: diagnosis of a life-limiting illness such as cancer, heart failure, COPD, dementia, or ESRD -Involves: -Interprofessional collaboration: includes physicians, nurses, social workers, pharmacists, chaplains, and others -Ongoing communication: important for optimal care -Care in multiple settings: home, long-term care, acute care, mental health facilities, rehabilitation centers, and prisons 2. Hospice: Answer -Curative care is forgone -Requires physician certification that life expectancy is 6 months or less -Initiated only after the decision is made by the patient or a proxy not to pursue acure 3. Death: Answer -Occurs when all vital organs and body systems cease to function -Irreversible cessation of cardiovascular, respiratory, and brain function