A client has been admitted for suspected hepatic carcinoma. The client and family are anxious and agitated. Which intervention by the nurse would best support them?
a. Bring the client and family coffee and food from the cafeteria.
b. Educate the client and family about upcoming procedures and tests.
c. Plan care so the family has uninterrupted time with the client.
d. Have the medical social worker stop by and discuss advance directives.
B
Giving the client and family the needed information to understand procedures will best help them cope with the uncertainty and fear. Certainly offering food and beverages is a comfort measure too. Planning care to allow the family uninterrupted time with the client is fine as long as the time is not too lengthy between when the client sees the nurse; otherwise, the client will feel abandoned. The medical social worker can discuss advance directives, but it might be better to wait until the client and family are not so anxious.
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