The Wife of a Patient with End-Stage Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary

Multiple Choice

The wife of a patient with end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) tells the nurse that she wishes her husband were eligible for hospice care but she thinks that hospice is only available for cancer patients. She is also concerned that, even if he were eligible for hospice care, they couldn't afford it, they'd have medical personnel constantly underfoot, and her husband would have to switch healthcare providers. Which responses by the nurse are appropriate? Select all that apply.

A) Inform her that a diagnosis of cancer is not required for hospice care.
B) Inform her that hospice care is very expensive.
C) Tell her that hospice care is intended to ease the burden of primary caregivers, not add to it by being in the way.
D) Tell her that, even though her husband has end-stage COPD, he is not eligible for hospice care.
E) Inform her that all hospice programs are provided 24/7 in long-term care facilities.