A nurse is caring for an 82-year-old patient with terminal cancer who is transitioning to hospice care. The patient's family asks the nurse to explain the difference between palliative care and hospice care. Which response by the nurse demonstrates accurate understanding of these care models?
- Palliative care improves quality of life at any illness stage, whereas hospice care is for a prognosis of six months or less.
- Palliative care focuses only on comfort measures while hospice care includes curative treatments
- Both terms refer to the same type of care and can be used interchangeably in all clinical settings
- Hospice care can be provided alongside curative treatment while palliative care is only for end-of-life