RN Exam Practice
Management of CareQuestion 268 of 2368

A client with cancer enters hospice and asks whether all treatments will stop. Which response by the nurse is best?

  1. "Chemotherapy will stop, but medications such as blood pressure drugs and antibiotics continue while helpful."
  2. "All medical treatment stops once hospice care begins, and only comfort visits from staff are provided."
  3. "Only pain medications are continued in hospice, and all other drugs and treatments are stopped."
  4. "Hospice requires that you give up all home equipment, and the team will arrange for pickup soon."
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Correct answer: "Only pain medications are continued in hospice, and all other drugs and treatments are stopped."

Stopping curative treatment does not mean stopping all medical treatment. Other care continues as long as it promotes quality of life.

Source: Nursing Fundamentals, 2nd edition (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2024), Grief and Loss: Palliative Care and Hospice. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Practice the topic "Management of Care"

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026