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tingc95

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After the death of his wife, a man tells the nurse I can never live without her. She was my whole
  life.. The most therapeutic reply for the nurse to make is
 
  a. Remember, she is no longer suffering..
  b. Her death is a terrible loss for you..
  c. Each day will get a little better..
  d. Your friends will help you cope with this..

Question 2

A client at the crisis clinic has cared for her invalid mother for 10 years. The mother's condition has
  deteriorated, and placement in a nursing home has been recommended by the mother's physician.
 
  The client states she has always seen herself as capable of caring for her mother despite the personal
  sacrifice it requires. To place the mother in a home threatens her value system. The Nursing
  Outcomes Classification outcome of highest relevance for this client with the nursing diagnosis of
  decisional conflict would be
  a. role performance.
  b. decision making.
  c. stress level.
  d. coping.



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Athena23

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Answer to Question 1

B
A statement that validates the bereaved person's loss is more helpful than banalities and clichs. It
signifies understanding. The other options are clichs.

Answer to Question 2

B
The Nursing Outcomes Classification outcome of decision making is most closely aligned with the
decisional conflict experienced by the client. The relation of the other outcomes to this diagnosis
would be more indirect.




tingc95

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Reply 2 on: Jul 19, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review


vickybb89

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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