The nurse coordinates the use of hospice care to visit a dying client who will be going home with his family. Which is a function of hospice services that the nurse should tell the family?
A. Helping the client focus completely on his physical health
B. Providing bereavement support to the family after the client's death
C. Helping the family stop the client's efforts to go out at night with his friends
D. Working with the client to sustain hope by talking of recent research breakthroughs regarding his illness
Ans: B. Providing bereavement support to the family after the client's death
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a. Do not have identifiable impairments b. Cannot be treated c. Are unable to recognize their problems d. Often do not have health insurance
A patient is taking carvedilol (Coreg) for heart failure. The nurse should monitor the patient carefully for which of the following, which would indicate an adverse effect?
a. Hypertension b. Sinus tachycardia c. Tinnitus d. Sinus bradycardia
The nurse is caring for a patient with septic shock and MODS. A family member tearfully tells the nurse, "The doctor said my mother's organs are shutting down. How did that happen?" What is the nurse's best response?
1. "The infection attacks and destroys each organ, causing it to fail." 2. "Fever damages the brain, which controls all organs." 3. "Deprivation of oxygen during shock causes organs to fail to function properly." 4. "The stress of illness has overwhelmed your loved one."
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