Trivia Flashcards
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Which organization developed the original standards for hospice care in the United States?
Answer: National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)
NHPCO developed the foundational standards and guidelines that shaped U.S. hospice care practice.
What year did the Medicare Hospice Benefit officially become law in the United States?
Answer: 1982
The Medicare Hospice Benefit was enacted in 1982 as part of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act.
Dame Cicely Saunders, founder of the modern hospice movement, was originally trained in which profession before becoming a physician?
Answer: Nurse
Saunders trained as a nurse during World War II before later becoming a social worker and then a physician.
Which palliative care symptom assessment tool uses a 0–10 scale across nine symptoms including pain, nausea, and anxiety?
Answer: ESAS (Edmonton Symptom Assessment System)
The Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS) rates nine common palliative care symptoms on a 0–10 scale.
The term 'palliative care' is derived from the Latin word 'pallium,' which means:
Answer: Cloak or covering
Pallium means cloak or covering, symbolizing the care that wraps around and protects patients from suffering.
Under the Medicare Hospice Benefit, what is the maximum number of days in a general inpatient (GIP) stay that a hospice can provide without special justification?
Answer: There is no per-stay limit, but aggregate GIP days are capped at 20% of total days
CMS caps aggregate GIP days at 20% of total hospice days; there is no hard per-episode inpatient day limit.
Which ethical principle is most directly invoked when a hospice nurse honors a patient's documented refusal of artificial nutrition?
Answer: Autonomy
Respecting a competent patient's informed refusal of treatment is the core expression of the autonomy principle.