A client with a terminal illness is in the depression stage of the grieving process. What should the nurse do to help this client?
1. Offer support and reassurance to family
2. Encourage client to talk when ready to do so
3. Remain with client and share on a nonverbal level
4. Assist with contacting spiritual counselor or hospital chaplain
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Rationale 1: Offering support and reassurance to the family is an intervention for the acceptance phase.
Rationale 2: Encouraging the client to talk when ready to do so is an intervention for the denial phase.
Rationale 3: An intervention to support the client in the depression stage of the grieving process is to remain with the client and share on a nonverbal level.
Rationale 4: Contacting a spiritual advisor is an intervention for the bargaining phase.
Global Rationale: An intervention to support the client in the depression stage of the grieving process is to remain with the client and share on a nonverbal level. Offering support and reassurance to the family is an intervention for the acceptance phase. Encouraging the client to talk when ready to do so is an intervention for the denial phase. Contacting a spiritual advisor is an intervention for the bargaining phase.
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