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laurencescou

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A nurse understands that the physical change associated with the dying process that typically creates the most anxiety for the family is
 
  1. Restlessness and difficulty in sleeping.
  2. Pallor and circumoral cyanosis.
  3. Accumulation of secretions in the trachea.
  4. Conjunctival dryness that causes tearing of the eyes.

Question 2

A patient has a written document containing medical decisions should the patient be unable to make them as the illness progresses. The nurse understands that the patient has a
 
  1. Durable power of attorney (DPR).
  2. Do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order.
  3. Living will.
  4. Terminal illness.



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

ANS: 3



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