A client with terminal illness is going through preparatory depression. The client sleeps a great deal as if trying to escape from reality. Which should the nurse provide to help the client?
A) Encouragement
B) Reassurance
C) Casual talk
D) Gentle touch
Question 2
A client dying of terminal illness is in the acceptance stage of dying. The family is worried that the client is devoid of all feelings and has given up everything associated with life.
How can the nurse explain the client's behavior to his or her family? A) The client is resolving emotional conflicts about death.
B) The client is not willing to communicate with family.
C) The client is trying to escape the reality of death.
D) The client is concentrating on past losses.
Establishing a caring and trusting relationship helps the client come to terms with a terminal illne
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Depression
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Measuring the client’s blood pressure