Exam 24: Loss,Death,and End-of-Life Care

The family of a patient who is showing signs of impending death tells the nurse that they would like for any organs that can be used to be donated.The nurse should:

When the family of a dying person do not discuss the issue of death openly and avoid the subject of dying altogether,the nurse recognizes this behavior representative of the _________stage described by Straus and Glaser.

When planning the care of a patient who is terminally ill,the nurse must include the prevention of pain and relief from discomfort.When administering pain medication,the nurse must keep in mind that:

When caring for a patient who is terminally ill,the nurse understands that one of the most important interventions is:

The wife of the patient who has just died states,"I hate all of you nurses and doctors for letting my husband die." The nurse recognizes this reaction as Martocchio's cluster of:

In caring for a dying patient who is grieving,the nurse bases patient care on the theory that grief is helpful and assists the person in accepting the reality of death.This type of grief is called:

The patient who is terminally ill asks the nurse what is meant by a medical power of attorney.The nurse's best response would be that it is a written document that:

The nurse is assessing a patient who is terminally ill for clinical signs of impending death.When assessing the patient's respirations,the nurse would expect:

The nurse assesses a Protestant ethic in place with a family of a dying patient.Having assessed this,the nurse will plan the care to respect their feelings of: (Select all that apply.)

A patient recently diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer tells the nurse,"I am looking forward to seeing my daughter graduate from college in 2 years." The nurse recognizes that,according to Elizabeth Kübler-Ross,this stage of grief is:

The patient's family asks the nurse what to expect when the patient dies.The nurse's best response would be that:

The nurse takes into consideration that in American society,death is frequently viewed as an event that is: (Select all that apply.)

The document "Five Wishes" helps a dying person communicate to the family his preferences as to: (Select all that apply.)