Check Your Understanding Questions

Check Your Understanding Questions

1 .
What is the goal of palliative care?
2 .
Can a patient continue to receive curative care or life-prolonging treatment while receiving palliative care?
3 .
Who can receive palliative care?
4 .
List some common symptoms associated with end-of-life care.
5 .
What is meant by medically assisted dying?
6 .
List the common physiological changes for palliative care and hospice patients.
7 .
Explain the terms grief, mourning, and bereavement.
8 .
What are three strategies you can use to help a caregiver manage their stress and exhaustion while providing end-of-life care?