The nurse caring for a child on palliative care would include in the plan of care to:
a. Distract the child when the child begins to talk about the impending death
b. Encourage the child to discuss the illness
c. Reassure the child that death will not hurt
d. Deny that the child is dying
C
The child should be reassured that death will not hurt because this is a major fear. The child should not be overly encouraged to discuss his illness. The child should not be pressured to discuss anything. The child should be told that it is okay to die, because children often feel guilty. The nurse should be honest and not deny that death is imminent.
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