A patient has just been declared dead following a massive myocardial infarction. The family is gathering in the waiting room. Which nursing interventions are indicated?
1. Explain that an organ procurement representative will be in shortly to speak to the family.
2. Ask the family to move to a different area to wait for additional family to arrive.
3. Accompany family members as they go to the patient's room.
4. Assist the family with logistical and emotional support.
5. Call the hospital chaplain to come and speak to the family.
3, 4
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a. decreased force of ventricular contraction. b. increased force of ventricular contraction. c. decreased ventricular filling. d. increased ventricular filling.
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a. all symptoms are gone. b. there is no longer any blood in the sputum. c. the lesions are dried. d. 48 hours of antibiotic treatment.
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