C HAPTER 25: L OSS , G RIEF , D YING , AND
D EATH
Cooper: Foundation of Nursing, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. When the nurse is developing a care plan for a terminall y ill patient, what
might be a realistic goal?
a. The patient will remain pain -free.
b. The patient will function optimall y.
c. The patient will spend time out of bed.
d. The patient will demonstrate improved nutritional status.
ANS: B
The goal of the care plan for a terminall y ill patient is to assist the
patient to function optimall y. The other options are not realistic.
DIF: Cognitive Le vel: Application REF: p. 735 OBJ: 10
TOP: Care plan KEY: Nursing Process Step: Planning
MSC: NC LEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
2. Following the death of a day-old infant, the nurse brings the baby to the
parents. What is the rationale for the par ents’ visit with the deceased
baby?
a. Bond with the famil y.
b. Reinforce the individualit y of the baby.
, c. Generate preparation for another child.
d. Make the death a realit y.
ANS: D
When possible, the parents should see, touch, and hold the infant to
cope better with the realit y of the death.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 747 OBJ: 6
TOP: Death KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NC LEX: Psychosocial Integrit y
3. The nurse spends a great deal of time in the room of a dying 12 -year-old
because the nurse knows that most children are aware of their condition
and want the nurse to do which of the following?
a. Keep them clean.
b. Help them eat.
c. Care about them.
d. Keep them comfortable.
ANS: C
Children, like adults, fear abandonment as death approache s and gain
comfort from the presence of the nurse.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Anal ysis REF: p. 740 OBJ: 6
TOP: Childhood death KEY: Nursing Process Step:
Implementation MSC: NC LEX: Psychosocial Integrit y
D EATH
Cooper: Foundation of Nursing, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. When the nurse is developing a care plan for a terminall y ill patient, what
might be a realistic goal?
a. The patient will remain pain -free.
b. The patient will function optimall y.
c. The patient will spend time out of bed.
d. The patient will demonstrate improved nutritional status.
ANS: B
The goal of the care plan for a terminall y ill patient is to assist the
patient to function optimall y. The other options are not realistic.
DIF: Cognitive Le vel: Application REF: p. 735 OBJ: 10
TOP: Care plan KEY: Nursing Process Step: Planning
MSC: NC LEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
2. Following the death of a day-old infant, the nurse brings the baby to the
parents. What is the rationale for the par ents’ visit with the deceased
baby?
a. Bond with the famil y.
b. Reinforce the individualit y of the baby.
, c. Generate preparation for another child.
d. Make the death a realit y.
ANS: D
When possible, the parents should see, touch, and hold the infant to
cope better with the realit y of the death.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 747 OBJ: 6
TOP: Death KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NC LEX: Psychosocial Integrit y
3. The nurse spends a great deal of time in the room of a dying 12 -year-old
because the nurse knows that most children are aware of their condition
and want the nurse to do which of the following?
a. Keep them clean.
b. Help them eat.
c. Care about them.
d. Keep them comfortable.
ANS: C
Children, like adults, fear abandonment as death approache s and gain
comfort from the presence of the nurse.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Anal ysis REF: p. 740 OBJ: 6
TOP: Childhood death KEY: Nursing Process Step:
Implementation MSC: NC LEX: Psychosocial Integrit y
