Terms

Question 1

Sandwich generation

Answer 1

middle-aged persons caring for both their children & parents

Question 2

Skipped-generation household

Answer 2

household in which grandparent is raising minor grandchild with no parent present

Question 3

Holistic care

Answer 3

-involves how the individual is emotionally, spiritually,
cognitively, socially and physically

-sees the individual as more than their illnesses; an organism or human; their emotional reactions to death, dying, loss; and grief

Question 4

Palliative Performance Scale (PPS)

Answer 4

• used to assess the ability to perform ADLs
• assesses the person’s performance & distills it into an easily understood value from 0-100% on the basis of five areas:
  - mobility (ambulation)
  - activity & evidence of disease
  - self-care
  - intake
  - LOC

Question 5

Palliative vs Hospice care

Answer 5

• Both palliative care and hospice care provide comfort. but palliative care can begin at diagnosis, and at the same time as treatment.
• Hospice care begins after treatment of the disease is stopped and when it is clear that the person is not going to survive the illness.
• Hospice care is most often offered only when the person is expected to live 6 months or less.