A nurse notes that a 90-year-old male client on a geriatric medical unit of the hospital has been talking about death frequently. Given that the nurse has good rapport with client, what is the nurse's most appropriate response?
A) "Try to focus more on the positive benefits of healing rather than what might happen.".
B) "Remember that in this day and age many people can live far beyond 90 years of age.".
C) "I've noticed you've brought up the issue of dying a lot. How do you feel about that?"
D) "You'll find that aiming for health rather than thinking about death will have positive results.".
C
Feedback:
Preparing for death has been identified as a developmental task for later life and would be an appropriate topic for discussion given the partnership that exists between the nurse and the client and the client's desire to broach the subject.
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