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mckennatimberlake · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A nurse 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. Recommend that the patient not discuss the experience with family.
b. Assume that the near death experience was a positive experience.
c. Explain that people who have not had that experience will not understand.
d. Explore what happened with the patient.

Question 2

A group of nursing students are reviewing the ANA's current code of ethics. A code of ethics is important in the nursing profession because

A) Nurses are highly vulnerable to criminal and civil prosecution in the course of their work
B) Nurses interact with clients and families from diverse cultural and religious backgrounds
C) Nursing practice involves numerous interactions between laws and individual values
D) Nurses are responsible for carrying out actions that have been ordered by other individuals

Mollythedog · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
After patients have survived a near death experience (NDE), promote spiritual well-being by re-maining open, giving patients a chance to explore what happened, and supporting patients as they share the experience with significant others. Patients who have an NDE are often reluctant to discuss it, thinking family or caregivers will not understand. Isolation and depression often occur. Furthermore, not all NDEs are positive experiences. However, individuals experiencing an NDE who discuss it openly with family or caregivers find acceptance and meaning from this powerful experience.

Answer to Question 2

C
Feedback:
A code of ethics is necessary to guide nurses' conduct, especially with regard to the interaction between laws and individual values. Diversity and legal liability do not provide the main justification for a code of ethics, though each is often a relevant consideration. The fact that nurses often carry out the orders of others is not the justification for a code of ethics.