Question 1

Nursing homes differ from hospitals in that they .

Accepted Answer

A)  lack facilities for acute care 
B)  have resources for chronic care 
C)  have resources for home care 
D)  lack facilities for rehabilitative care 
E)  lack resources for chronic care 
A)  lack facilities for acute care 
B)  have resources for chronic care 
C)  have resources for home care 
D)  lack facilities for rehabilitative care 
E)  lack resources for chronic care

Question 2

The impetus for the development of the modern hospice movement came from .

Accepted Answer

A)  National Health Services hospitals in England 
B)  the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal 
C)  St. Christopher's Hospice in southeast London 
D)  a community-based home care program in New Haven, Connecticut 
E)  None of these 
A)  National Health Services hospitals in England 
B)  the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal 
C)  St. Christopher's Hospice in southeast London 
D)  a community-based home care program in New Haven, Connecticut 
E)  None of these

Question 3

Define the meaning of the term "hospice care" in ways that will make it clear to those who have never heard those words before. Identify and explain five (5) aspects that are distinctive of hospice care.

Accepted Answer

Hospice care is a specialized type of ca

Question 4

Up to the 19th century, care of the sick and dying occurred mainly .

Accepted Answer

A)  in hospitals 
B)  at home 
C)  in nursing homes 
D)  in almshouses 
E)  in long-term care facilities 
A)  in hospitals 
B)  at home 
C)  in nursing homes 
D)  in almshouses 
E)  in long-term care facilities

Question 5

Define the meaning of "palliative" care. Give an example illustrating how this type of care is different from other types of care. Show how palliative care may differ from hospice care.

Accepted Answer

Palliative care is a type of medical car

Question 6

Another name for a "nursing home" is .

Accepted Answer

A)  hospice 
B)  long-term care facility 
C)  retirement center 
D)  adult daycare center 
E)  None of these 
A)  hospice 
B)  long-term care facility 
C)  retirement center 
D)  adult daycare center 
E)  None of these

Question 7

Which of the following formal or institutional programs may serve persons coping with dying?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hospice programs 
B)  Long-term care facilities 
C)  Hospitals 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these 
A)  Hospice programs 
B)  Long-term care facilities 
C)  Hospitals 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these

Question 8

Hospital care in the United States was greatly changed by .

Accepted Answer

A)  the development of almshouses 
B)  the theory that health and disease are to be seen "as general states of the total organism" 
C)  the Civil War 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these 
A)  the development of almshouses 
B)  the theory that health and disease are to be seen "as general states of the total organism" 
C)  the Civil War 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these

Question 9

How many hospice programs were estimated to be operating in the United States In 2014?

Accepted Answer

A)  1,500 
B)  2,200 
C)  3,700 
D)  5,200 
E)  6,100 
A)  1,500 
B)  2,200 
C)  3,700 
D)  5,200 
E)  6,100

Question 10

In 2014, it is estimated that how many Americans died while receiving hospice care?

Accepted Answer

A)  1.2 million 
B)  Just under 990,000 
C)  Approximately 870,000 
D)  500,000 
E)  Fewer than 325,000 
A)  1.2 million 
B)  Just under 990,000 
C)  Approximately 870,000 
D)  500,000 
E)  Fewer than 325,000

Nursing homes differ from hospitals in that they .

The impetus for the development of the modern hospice movement came from .

Define the meaning of the term "hospice care" in ways that will make it clear to those who have never heard those words before. Identify and explain five (5) aspects that are distinctive of hospice care.

Up to the 19th century, care of the sick and dying occurred mainly .

Define the meaning of "palliative" care. Give an example illustrating how this type of care is different from other types of care. Show how palliative care may differ from hospice care.

Another name for a "nursing home" is .

Which of the following formal or institutional programs may serve persons coping with dying?

Hospital care in the United States was greatly changed by .

How many hospice programs were estimated to be operating in the United States In 2014?

In 2014, it is estimated that how many Americans died while receiving hospice care?

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Nursing homes differ from hospitals in that they .

The impetus for the development of the modern hospice movement came from .

Define the meaning of the term "hospice care" in ways that will make it clear to those who have never heard those words before. Identify and explain five (5) aspects that are distinctive of hospice care.

Up to the 19th century, care of the sick and dying occurred mainly .

Define the meaning of "palliative" care. Give an example illustrating how this type of care is different from other types of care. Show how palliative care may differ from hospice care.

Another name for a "nursing home" is .

Which of the following formal or institutional programs may serve persons coping with dying?

Hospital care in the United States was greatly changed by .

How many hospice programs were estimated to be operating in the United States In 2014?

In 2014, it is estimated that how many Americans died while receiving hospice care?

Education About Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Changing Encounters With Death

Changing Attitudes Toward Death

Death-Related Practices and the American Death System

Cultural Patterns and Death

Coping With Dying

Coping With Dying: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief

Coping With Loss and Grief: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief: Funeral Practices and Other Ways Communities Can Help

Children

Adolescents

Young and Middle-Aged Adults

Older Adults

Legal Issues

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Aided Death: Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, and Aid in Dying

The Meaning and Place of Death in Life

Illustrating the Themes of This Book: Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders

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