A palliative care team is reviewing the quality of dying care using the National Audit of Care at the End of Life (NACEL). What does NACEL assess?

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Quality of care in the last admission before death in hospitals—including recognition of dying

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Only medication prescribing accuracy as the preferred next management strategy

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Only patient satisfaction surveys as the preferred next management strategy in this patient

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Only the cost of end-of-life care as the preferred next management strategy in this patient

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Only length of hospital stay as the preferred next management strategy in this patient

NACEL Quality Audit — SCE Palliative Medicine MCQ