A client with end-stage heart failure is awaiting a transplant. The client appears depressed and states, "I know a transplant is my last chance, but I don't want to become a vegetable." What is the nurse's best response?
a. "Would you like to speak with a priest or chaplain?"
b. "I will consult a psychiatrist to speak with you."
c. "Do you want to come off the transplant list?"
d. "Would you like information about ad-vance directives?"
D
The client is verbalizing a real concern or fear about negative outcomes of the surgery. This an-xiety itself can have a negative effect on the outcome of the surgery because of sympathetic sti-mulation. The best action is to allow the client to verbalize the concern and work toward a posi-tive outcome without making the client feel as though he or she is crazy. The client needs to feel that he or she has some control over the future.
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