The LPN/LVN can provide care for the client and family when in hospice care by: Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Providing comfort assistance.
2. Keeping the family informed about the client's status.
3. Reinforcing information that the family members might not have been able to absorb.
4. Leaving the client alone, and not bothering her.
5. Encouraging the client to verbalize positive expectations for the future.
1,2,3,5
Rationale: The nurse cares for the family by providing comfort assistance to the client.
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