Author Question: As death approaches, a patient with AIDS says, I do not have enough energy for many visitors ... (Read 219 times)

maychende · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

As death approaches, a patient with AIDS says, I do not have enough energy for many visitors anymore, and I am embarrassed about how I look. I only want to see my parents and sister.. What action should the nurse take?

a. Support the patient to share the request with the parents and sister. Suggest that they inform the patient's friends of the request.
b. Encourage the patient to reconsider this decision. Interested and caring friends can be sources of support.
c. Suggest that the patient discuss these wishes with the health care provider.
d. Place a No Visitors sign on the patient's door.

Question 2

Children who are smaller at birth, have small heads (microcephaly), and fail to develop normally have characteristics of:

a. Parents who smoke
b. Fetal alcohol syndrome
c. Fetal alcohol intoxication
d. Fetal accumulation syndrome

Bison · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
The correct response empowers the patient. As some patients approach death, they begin to withdraw. In the stage of acceptance, many patients are exhausted and tired, and interactions of a social nature are a burden. Many prefer to have someone present at the bedside who will sit without talking constantly.

Answer to Question 2

B
These are some of the effects of fetal alcohol syndrome, which occurs with excessive alcohol use during pregnancy.