In providing postmortem care to a client who will not be having an autopsy, the nurse should:
a. leave dressings and tubes undisturbed
b. place dentures in the client's mouth if they were normally worn
c. place the body in alignment with the head elevated
d. place the client's personal belongings in a bag to be transported with the body to the funeral home
C
Postmortem care consists of bathing and putting a clean gown on the body, placing an incontinence pad under the hips, removing any tubes or dressings unless an autopsy will be performed, placing the body in alignment with head elevated, and removing dentures.
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