Author Question: A nurse is caring for a young client who is dying of renal failure. What should the nurse do when ... (Read 137 times)

K@ · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

A nurse is caring for a young client who is dying of renal failure. What should the nurse do when caring for the dying client's family members?

A) Inform the family that the client may soon be out of danger
B) Request the family members not to talk about death to the client
C) Inform the family members that it is time to bid farewell to the client
D) Provide respite care to the client's family members

Question 2

An appropriate nursing diagnosis for the family of a client dying of cancer, whose members have expressed sorrow over the forthcoming loss, would be ...

A) Anticipatory grieving related to loss of family member, as evidenced by sorrow
B) Dysfunctional grieving related to the loss of family member, as manifested by behaviors indicating anxiety
C) Potential for grieving related to loss of family member and sorrow
D) Dysfunctional grieving related to future loss of family member, manifested by family's developmental regression

JYan · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: C
The nurse should ask the family members to meet the client so that they can have a chance to say a final goodbye. The nurse should not provide any false hope to the client's family by telling them that the client may soon be out of danger. The nurse should not ask the client's family members to avoid talking about death, because the client would want to know that he or she is loved and will be missed by the family. Respite care is usually provided when the client is resting or out of danger.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A
Anticipatory grieving comprises the intellectual and emotional responses and behaviors by which individuals, families, and communities work through the process of modifying self-concept based on the perception of loss.