WorksheetsStandards Application Case Study
Total questions: 3
Worksheet time: 3mins
WHAT IS MONICA’S UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORD, “PALLIATIVE”?
WHICH ANSWER BELOW WOULD BE A CORRECT INTERPRETATION OF THE WORD PALLIATIVE FOR MONICA?
(Select the Best Response)
a) Monica believes palliative care means death and no further cancer treatment
b) Views palliative care as giving up with nothing more done for her cancer
c) Views palliative as care provided only in hospices or palliative care units.
d) As supporting patients with life-limiting illness at any stage
WHAT DOES MONICA IDENTIFY AS HER GOALS OF CARE? (Select the Correct response).
a) Goal is to stop all treatment and enroll onto the WRHA Palliative Care Program.
b) Goal is to live to see her 16-year-old son graduate and continue cancer treatment.
c) Goal is to access Consultative Services for Symptom Management.
IS THIS AN APPROPRIATE TIME FOR A PALLIATIVE APPROACH TO CARE? (Select all that apply).
a) Yes. It should be introduced early using the continuum-of-care model
b) Yes. Early palliative care with oncology care improves quality of life and survival
c) No. Monica should wait to commence until she has 3 to 6 months left of life
d) Yes. Palliative care can assist via managing Monica’s breathlessness and support her care goals
