The nurse is caring for a patient who died a few minutes ago. The patient's family is at the bedside and very demonstrative in their grief, weeping loudly and holding on to the patient's body. What is the most appropriate action of the nurse?
a. Inform the family that the patient's body must be taken to the morgue shortly.
b. Ask the family members to step outside while postmortem care is provided.
c. Obtain required signatures for the body to be taken to the funeral home.
d. Provide privacy and allow the patient's family to grieve over the body.
ANS: D
The nurse should allow the patient's family to grieve in private over the loss of their loved one. Some cultures favor free expression of emotions after death, and the nurse should respect this. Signatures can be obtained, postmortem care can be provided, and the body brought to the morgue after an appropriate time of grieving has been provided to the family.
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