— 照護管理 · MEDIUM · MCQ —
護理師照護一位新診斷轉移性肺癌的病人，病人詢問安寧療護（palliative care）的目的。下列哪項回應最準確？
A nurse is caring for a client with a new diagnosis of metastatic lung cancer. The client asks about the purpose of palliative care. Which response is most accurate?
- A"Palliative care focuses on relieving symptoms and improving quality of life for patients with serious illnesses."✓ 正解「安寧療護著重於緩解重症患者的症狀並改善其生活品質。」
- B"Palliative care means the doctors have given up on finding a cure for your cancer."「安寧療護意味著醫生已放棄尋找治愈您癌症的方法。」
- C"Palliative care involves only hospice care, which is provided at home."「安寧療護僅涉及居家提供的安寧緩和醫療（hospice care）。」
- D"Palliative care is only for patients who are dying and have stopped all other treatments."「安寧療護僅適用於即將去世且已停止所有其他治療的患者。」
— Explanation · 中文詳解 —
安寧療護（Palliative Care）的核心理念是「全人照護」，旨在減輕疾病帶來的症狀（如疼痛、呼吸困難、焦慮），無論疾病處於哪一階段，只要是嚴重疾病（Serious Illness）皆可介入。它不等於放棄治療，也不僅限於臨終照護（Hospice），而是與治癒性治療（Curative Treatment）同時進行，目標是提升病人的生活品質。
Palliative care is specialized medical care focused on providing relief from the symptoms and stress of a serious illness, with the goal of improving quality of life for both the patient and the family. It is appropriate at any age and at any stage of a serious illness and can be provided alongside curative treatment.