A nurse recently transferred to a cardiac surgery unit. She is caring for a 64-year-old patient who has survived cardiopulmonary resuscitation after a triple coronary artery bypass graft surgery
To help this patient cope with this experience, what is the best thing for the nurse to do? A. To avoid upsetting the patient, this should not be discussed.
B. Discuss the episode if the patient brings it up.
C. Talk to the family about near-death experiences.
D. Explore what happened with the patient.
D
After patients have survived a near death experience, promote spiritual well-being by remaining open and giving patients a chance to explore what happened and support patients as they share the experience with significant others.
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