NURBN1013 MODULE 10 PALLIATIVE CARE EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
Define palliative care
approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the
problems associated with life-threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of
suffering by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of
pain and other problems
three broad approaches to the provision of palliative care
- General Palliative Care
- Specialized Palliative Care
- End of Life Care
General Palliative Care
Focuses on the management of symptoms when a person's disease is not considered
to be curable, though this doe not rule out active treatment
Specialized Palliative Care
Focuses on the management and alleviation of often complex symptoms that require a
high level of clinical knowledge and skills
End of Life Care
provided during the final days or weeks of a person's life and focuses on relieving or
reducing the symptomatic, physiological and psychological issues experienced by the
person.
AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
Define palliative care
approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the
problems associated with life-threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of
suffering by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of
pain and other problems
three broad approaches to the provision of palliative care
- General Palliative Care
- Specialized Palliative Care
- End of Life Care
General Palliative Care
Focuses on the management of symptoms when a person's disease is not considered
to be curable, though this doe not rule out active treatment
Specialized Palliative Care
Focuses on the management and alleviation of often complex symptoms that require a
high level of clinical knowledge and skills
End of Life Care
provided during the final days or weeks of a person's life and focuses on relieving or
reducing the symptomatic, physiological and psychological issues experienced by the
person.
