You are a pediatric ICU nurse at a metropolitan children's hospital. What is one thing you can do to support families and other caregivers when a death has occurred?
A) Take time off from work to mourn the death
B) Get together with friends and go out on the town
C) Talk with your spiritual advisor
D) Attend memorial services
Ans: D
Feedback: In many settings, staff members organize or attend memorial services to support families and other caregivers who find comfort in joining each other to remember and celebrate the lives of patients. Options A and B are incorrect; neither or these actions support either families or other caregivers. Option C is incorrect; this is a singular activity and offers no support to anyone else.
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