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AHN section 2, Questions
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In death of a pt. the nurse should position the body in Ans: 2.supine
According to Strauss and Glaser, the three states of awareness of terminal
illness. Ans: 4.closed awareness, mutual pretense, and open awareness
When caring for pt that is terminally ill you need to administer pain medicine
Ans: before the pain becomes unbearable
When caring for the terminally ill you must Ans: touching and listening
Cheyenne Stokes Ans: noisy, wet-sounding respirations
last sense to remain intact during the death process Ans: 4. hearing
Pt's family asks the nurse what to expect when the patient dies? Ans: his
respirations will cease first, then the heart stops beating within a few minutes.
While the nurse bathes the pt. he says, "Why are you giving me a bath? I'm
going to die no matter what." The nurse's best appropriate response would be:
Ans: "Would you like to talk about how you are feeling."
The wife of the patient who has just died states, "I hate all of you nurses and
doctors for letting my husband die." The nurse recognizes this reaction as
Martocchio's: Ans: yearning and protest
A pt. recently diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer tells the nurse that he is
looking forward to seeing his daughter graduate college in 2 years. The nurse
recognizes this as Ans: denial
Family wants to donate organs, nurse should Ans: notify the physician of the
family's wishes
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27
AHN section 2, Questions
with Detailed Verified
Answers
In death of a pt. the nurse should position the body in Ans: 2.supine
According to Strauss and Glaser, the three states of awareness of terminal
illness. Ans: 4.closed awareness, mutual pretense, and open awareness
When caring for pt that is terminally ill you need to administer pain medicine
Ans: before the pain becomes unbearable
When caring for the terminally ill you must Ans: touching and listening
Cheyenne Stokes Ans: noisy, wet-sounding respirations
last sense to remain intact during the death process Ans: 4. hearing
Pt's family asks the nurse what to expect when the patient dies? Ans: his
respirations will cease first, then the heart stops beating within a few minutes.
While the nurse bathes the pt. he says, "Why are you giving me a bath? I'm
going to die no matter what." The nurse's best appropriate response would be:
Ans: "Would you like to talk about how you are feeling."
The wife of the patient who has just died states, "I hate all of you nurses and
doctors for letting my husband die." The nurse recognizes this reaction as
Martocchio's: Ans: yearning and protest
A pt. recently diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer tells the nurse that he is
looking forward to seeing his daughter graduate college in 2 years. The nurse
recognizes this as Ans: denial
Family wants to donate organs, nurse should Ans: notify the physician of the
family's wishes
