When caring for a terminally ill patient, the nurse should focus on the fact that
a. Spiritual care is possibly the least important nursing intervention.
b. Spiritual needs often need to be sacrificed for physical care priorities.
c. The nurse's relationship with the patient allows for an understanding of patient priorities.
d. Members of the church or synagogue play no part in the patient's plan of care.
C
The nurse's relationship with the patient allows the nurse to understand the patient's priorities. Spiritual priorities do not need to be sacrificed for physical care priorities. When a patient is terminally ill, spiritual care is possibly the most important nursing intervention. If the patient participates in a formal religion, involve in the plan of care members of the clergy or members of the church, temple, mosque, or synagogue.
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