While caring for a client who is approaching death, the nurse notices the client's facial expression of extreme sadness. What should the nurse do?
1. Leave the client alone.
2. Provide physical care to increase comfort.
3. Acknowledge the client's expression, and ask whether the client would like to talk about her feelings.
4. Offer to provide pain medication.
Question 2
The spouse of a dying client is sitting quietly in the client's room, looking at the floor. What can the nurse do to help the client and spouse during this time?
1. Encourage the spouse to move closer to the client, if desired.
2. Permit the spouse to sit alone.
3. Leave the spouse and client in the room alone together as much as possible.
4. Recommend that the spouse return home to get some rest.
5. Suggest the spouse read to the client, if desired.