Write a paragraph explaining why it is beneficial to inform patients that they are dying rather than protecting them from this knowledge
Reasons for informing dying patients include:
• Most people say they would want to know.
• Not telling denies patients an opportunity to talk about illness and dying.
• Dying patients need to get their affairs in order.
• Many dying patients want to prepare themselves spiritually.
• Honesty about the diagnosis may prevent the patient from continuing to seek a cure when none is available.
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A) Administer oral glucose or sugar water B) Attach the automated external defibrillator (AED) C) Check the patient's blood glucose level (if local protocol allows) D) Administer oxygen via a nasal cannula at 2 lpm
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A. subcutaneous layer B. stratum basale C. epidermis D. dermis
Which of these WBCs release histamine and heparin and promote inflammation?
A. eosinophils B. neutrophils C. basophils D. lymphocytes
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diltiazem felodipine nifedipine verapamil