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swpotter12 · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

The nurse is caring for an emergency room patient who died as a result of a mishap with a loaded gun.

The patient's body will be transported to the coroner's office for an autopsy. Which items will the nursing staff remove from the body before it leaves the hospital?
a.
Endotracheal tube
b.
Foley catheter and IV line
c.
Dentures
d.
Necklace and watch

Question 2

The nurse is caring for a patient who suffered a miscarriage at 24 weeks of pregnancy. The patient is devastated by the loss but her husband minimizes her grief by stating, Quit crying. It's not like you lost a real baby.

What term best describes the anguish felt by the patient?
a.
Disenfranchised grief
b.
Ineffective denial
c.
Moral distress
d.
Interrupted family processes

pikon · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Medical devices and tubes are not removed from the body if an autopsy is to be performed. The patient's necklace and watch may be removed and given to the patient's family members before the body is transported to the coroner's office for autopsy. Dentures should be left in the patient's mouth.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
The patient is experiencing disenfranchised grief because she cannot share the pain of her loss with her husband. The husband is not willing to support his wife as she mourns the loss of her pregnancy or recognize the grief that she is going through.