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AHN section 2, Questions with Detailed
Verified Answers
In death of a pt. the nurse should position the body in
Answer: 2.supine
According to Strauss and Glaser, the three states of awareness
of terminal illness. Answer: 4.closed awareness, mutual
pretense, and open awareness
When caring for pt that is terminally ill you need to administer
pain medicine Answer: before the pain becomes unbearable
When caring for the terminally ill you must Answer: touching
and listening
Cheyenne Stokes Answer: noisy, wet-sounding respirations
last sense to remain intact during the death process Answer:
4. hearing
Pt's family asks the nurse what to expect when the patient
dies? Answer: 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: Answer: "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
AHN section 2, Questions with Detailed
Verified Answers
In death of a pt. the nurse should position the body in
Answer: 2.supine
According to Strauss and Glaser, the three states of awareness
of terminal illness. Answer: 4.closed awareness, mutual
pretense, and open awareness
When caring for pt that is terminally ill you need to administer
pain medicine Answer: before the pain becomes unbearable
When caring for the terminally ill you must Answer: touching
and listening
Cheyenne Stokes Answer: noisy, wet-sounding respirations
last sense to remain intact during the death process Answer:
4. hearing
Pt's family asks the nurse what to expect when the patient
dies? Answer: 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: Answer: "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
