The nurse documents that a patient is likely experiencing exaggerated grief when observing which behavior?
a. Keeps telling family and friends that her spouse "can't be dead."
b. Re-reads her late spouses diaries nightly since the death 2 years ago.
c. Develops severe abdominal pains on each anniversary of her spouse's death.
d. Becomes agitated whenever someone re-fers to the spouse's death or "moving on."
B
Exaggerated grief reactions occur when normal feelings of anxiety, depression, or hopelessness grow to unmanageable proportions. People with exaggerated grief may feel an overwhelming sense of being unable to live without the deceased person. They may lose the sense that the acute grief is transient and may continue in this intense despair for a long time. Re-reading diaries each night is the most specific example of this type of grief.
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a. Use a mechanical lift to transfer the patient. b. Use a wide base of support when transferring. c. Ask a coworker to help transfer the patient unaided. d. Use transfer roller sheet when transferring.
A nurse is caring for a patient near the end of life whose wishes regarding care are not known. The two sons disagreed with the two daughters about future medical plans for the patient during a recent family conference,
and now the sons and daughters are not talking to one another. What action by the nurse would be best to help resolve this dilemma? A. Call the facility's ethics committee and request a formal consultation. B. Have social work coordinate another family meeting to discuss the issue. C. Meet with the sons and daughters separately to discuss their wishes. D. Request that the physician tell the family what is in the patient's best interests.
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A. Using a baby bath with shallow water to clean the child B. Using a car seat with sturdy sides to transport the child C. Using a sitting position on the floor to feed the child D. Using a wagon instead of a stroller to move the child
Which of the following fundamental responsibilities of nurses are included in the preamble of the International Council of Nurses Code of Ethics?
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