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1-A patient with severe chronic arthritis pain will be best served by which type of service?
a.Emergency room
b.Hospice
c.Palliative care
d. Respite care
2-The daughter of the elderly women who is primary caregiver for her mom wishes to go on a week long vacation.which of the following services would provide the daughter with opportunity to get away?
a. Respite care
b. Palliative care
c. Hospice
d.Assisted living
1-A patient with severe chronic arthritis pain will be best served by which type of service?
a.Emergency room
b.Hospice
c.Palliative care
d. Respite care
Ans: (c) Palliative care.
Explanation :
Palliative care is provided for those patients who has chronic illness.It helps to improve the serious illness like pain,fear,anger etc.It also help the patient with chronic arthritis pain will be best serve.
Hospice care is given to the patient who are in end-stage illness. e.g- Last stage of cancer(person having no chance of being curred).
2-The daughter of the elderly women who is primary caregiver for her mom wishes to go on a week long vacation.which of the following services would provide the daughter with opportunity to get away?
a. Respite care
b. Palliative care
c. Hospice
d.Assisted living
Ans: (a) Respite care.
Explanation :
Respite care is a short term or temporary care given to the sick person in absence of regular caregiver.
Assisted living :- people with disabilities can't do their own work by their own self .So that they need an assistant who can help them in their everyday works.