Discuss the optimal circumstances to approach a family about organ donation

What will be an ideal response


The facility should first verify that the prospective donor meets all the criteria necessary for donation. The family
should be notified that the donor will not survive, and they should be given some time to assimilate that
information. A health care provider who has previously interacted successfully with the family should gather the
family in a private room away from the bedside to discuss the possibility of organ donation.

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What will be an ideal response?

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A. precontemplation B. contemplation C. preparation D. maintenance E. termination

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Lawson, age 13 years, is experiencing mild acne and asks you, his pharmacist uncle, what to do. You suggest he look for an over-the-counter preparation containing ____

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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