A nurse is caring for a client who has cancer and is receiving palliative care. Which of the following statements should the nurse identify as an indication that the client understands and accepts his prognosis?
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A nurse is caring for a client who has cancer and is receiving palliative care. Which of the following statements should the nurse identify as an indication that the client understands and accepts his prognosis?
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A terminally ill patient is angry and belligerent. He yells at the nurses and his family for not coming quickly enough when he calls, and he states that he isn't receiving the care he needs. The nurse's most informative response would be:
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A patient tells the nurse during an admission interview that his wife "went on to her reward." The nurse assesses that this statement is an indication that the patient:
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A patient admitted to the nursing home for terminal care is determined that he should not receive extraordinary measures such as resuscitation or the use of a ventilator if he stops breathing, or intravenous (IV) fluids or a feeding tube if he is unable to eat or drink. The nurse explains that these desires can best be honored by:
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An oncologist has recommended that a hospice patient receives palliative radiation to reduce the pain of bony metastases. The patient reacts with anger, saying, "l don't want any more treatments that don't cure my cancer!" The hospice nurse tells the patient that the use of radiation:
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Nurses may have a difficult time dealing with patient deaths if they
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A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of chronic renal failure. The nurse should recognize which of the following client statements as an indication of anticipatory grief?
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When the nurse notes an increase in the level of daily function in the terminal patient, the nurse assesses that this patient has reached Kübler Ross's level of:
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Directions: Correlate the behavior with Kübler-Ross's stages of dying from the choices below. "My family will be fine after I'm gone "
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Directions: Correlate the behavior with Kübler-Ross's stages of dying from the choices below. "She’ll soon be at peace"
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