Palliative Care Nursing

at a Glance

Christine Ingleton, Philip Larkin

Multiple Choice: Chapter 35 Principles of palliative care for older people

Question 1. Giving older people the opportunity to talk about death and dying should be encouraged because it:

A Is something that all older people want to do
B Allows both the older person, their family and nurses to have conversations about what they would like to happen at the end of life
C Fills some time during the day when there is nothing else to do
D Is good to find out what other people think about local services and support available