A young nurse with no experiences of death in her own life is having a difficult time caring for terminally ill children and their families. What is the best approach for the nurse to take in caring for these families?
A) Focus on the physical needs of the patient; the nurse's job is to care for those aspects of the child's needs
B) Ask another nurse to perform those tasks that involve discussions with the patients and their caregivers
C) Ask her supervisor to allow her to attend a seminar on dealing with the terminally ill and to recommend books and articles that will help her understand death better
D) Recognize that the bad thing is not happening to her, and face her responsibility to care for all of the needs of the patient
Ans: C
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