According to Strauss and Glaser, three states of awareness of terminal illness have been identified. What do these states include?
a. Denial, anger, and depression
b. Shock, yearning, and anguish
c. Avoidance, confrontation, and accommo-dation
d. Closed awareness, mutual pretense, and open awareness
D
Strauss and Glaser have identified three states of awareness: closed awareness, mutual pretense, and open awareness.
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d. may investigate nurses who do not practice according to evidence-based practice.
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A. Remove her bra. B. Apply heat to the breasts. C. Apply ice packs to the breasts. D. Limit breastfeeding to twice per day