A nurse is caring for a dying patient. When is the best time for ...

[mpobi80]

A nurse is caring for a dying patient. When is the best time for the nurse to discuss end-of-life care?
 
  a. During assessment
  b. During planning
  c. During implementation
  d. During evaluation

Question 2

A female nurse is called into the supervisor's office regarding her deteriorating work performance since the loss of her spouse 2 years ago. The woman begins sobbing and says that she is falling apart at home as well.
 
  Which type of grief is the female nurse experiencing?
  a. Normal grief
  b. Perceived grief
  c. Complicated grief
  d. Disenfranchised grief

[Smiles0805]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Because most deaths are now negotiated among patients, family members, and the health care team, discuss end-of-life care preferences early in the assessment phase of the nursing process. Doing so during the planning, implementation, and evaluation phases is too late.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
In complicated grief, a person has a prolonged or significantly difficult time moving forward after a loss. Normal grief is the most common reaction to death; it involves a complex range of normal coping strategies. Disenfranchised grief involves a relationship that is not socially sanctioned. Perceived grief is not a type of grief; perceived loss is a loss that is less obvious to other people.

[mpobi80]

Excellent

[kswal303]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it