What important focus of nursing care for the dying child and the family should the nurse implement?
a. Nursing care should be organized to minimize contact with the child.
b. Adequate oral intake is crucial to the dying child.
c. Families should be made aware that hearing is the last sense to stop functioning before death.
d. It is best for the family if the nursing staff provides all of the child's care.
ANS: C
Hearing is intact even when there is a loss of consciousness.
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