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ATI End of life care Exam/26 Complete Q’s and A’s
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ATI End of life care Exam/26Complete Q’s and A’s
Care services for clients and families that focus on comfort and support; not
curative when it is determined the client has less than six months to live. - -
Hospice care
- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has developed specific
criteria that must be met for a client to be eligible for hospice services,
including (3) - - (1) a hospice provider and the primary care provider must
officially state the client is terminally ill,
(2) the client must agree to palliative care as opposed to curing their illness
(3) the client is required to sign a statement that they are choosing hospice
care in place of other benefits to treat their illness.
- A service or agency that provides primary caregivers with a short-term
break from the responsibilities of client care. - - respite care
- Hospice care provides supportive services for a period of up to ___
following the death of the client for those individuals identified as family and
in the primary caregiver role. - - 13 months
- A multidisciplinary care approach that is focused on the management of
symptoms for chronic or life-threatening illnesses while maintaining the
highest level of quality of life possible for the client. - - palliative care
- Palliative care differs from hospice care in that palliative care can - - be
provided while the client is still receiving curative treatments.
- who is eligible for palliative care - - Any client with a life-limiting disease,
regardless of projected life expectancy or prognosis, is eligible to receive this
care.
- As the client approaches the end of life, physiological changes in the
respiratory system commonly include - - dyspnea, defined as shortness of
breath; retention of secretions in the respiratory tract, also known as "death
rattle" and Cheyne-Stokes respirations,
- what meds are used for dyspnea - - opioids such as morphine
- Anxiolytics such as benzodiazepines may be used to help relieve anxiety
associated with - - dyspnea
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