Mr. Stultz', a hospice client, dies peacefully at home surrounded by his family and in the presence of his hospice nurse. His wife expresses her appreciation for the hospice program and notes that she is really going to miss the nurse. The nurse's best re
A) "Maybe we can have a cup of coffee sometime to catch up."
B) "I will miss you too but now that your husband has died, my work here is done."
C) "You have lots of support of family and friends and I doubt that you will miss me once things return to normal."
D) "As a hospice nurse, our care is focused on the client and family. I will be following-up with you over the next year."
D
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1. Cancer 2. Food safety 3. Tobacco use 4. Employment 5. Heart disease
The nurse researcher has opted to use grounded theory as the research method. Compared with phenomenologic research, which data-gathering technique is unique to grounded theory research?
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A) 45 to 60 degrees B) 15 to 20 degrees C) 30 degrees D) 90 degrees
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A. bathed. B. kept warm. C. circumcised. D. put to the mother's breast.