Unit 8 Module 15 - Palliative Care and Hospice Care

Question 1

Define palliative care.

Answer 1

• care to help improve quality of life of patient with chronic illness

Question 2

Define curative care.

Answer 2

• care to help cure a patient

Question 3

Define hospice care.

Answer 3

• care to help patient at end stages of disease

Question 4

identify the impact of end-of-life care on patients and caregivers.

Answer 4

• impact can be emotional, spiritual etc

Question 5

Discuss the stages of grief.

Answer 5

acute - the intense feeling of the loss of someone

integrated - still feel, but can move forward

prolonged - not moving past the feeling and need help