An important trait seen in a nurse who is effective in caring for the terminally ill is emotional maturity. Which statement by a nurse shows this maturity?
a. "I cry for a client when I'm alone but never when I'm with them."
b. "My job is to create a 'good death' for my clients."
c. "This is a stressful job and it isn't something just any nurse can do."
d. "My clients are the best part of this emotionally draining job."
ANS: A
Emotional maturity requires that a nurse must be comfortable with their own lives or at least be able to set aside their own sadness and grief while working with that of others. The re-sponsibility of a good death is not the nurse's alone. Being able to effectively and compas-sionately care for a dying client and a grieving family while managing one's own grief is vi-tal.
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