POSTMORTEM CARE PREPU
A - Answer- A nurse is providing postmortem care. Which of the following nursing actions is a legal responsibility?
a) Placing ID tags on the shroud and ankle
b) Washing the body to remove blood and excretions
c) Placing the body in normal anatomic position
d) Re...
POSTMORTEM CARE PREPU
A - Answer- A nurse is providing postmortem care. Which of the following nursing
actions is a legal responsibility?
a) Placing ID tags on the shroud and ankle
b) Washing the body to remove blood and excretions
c) Placing the body in normal anatomic position
d) Removing tubes and soiled dressings
A, B, C, D - Answer- The nurse provides postmortem care for a client who is not
undergoing an autopsy. To achieve the desired outcome of this procedure, which
nursing actions should be included? (Select all that apply.)
a) Place an identification tag on the client's ankle
b) Provide emotional support to the client's family
c) Ensure the death certificate has been signed
d) Remove any tubes and replace soiled dressings
e) Wash the client's body with soap and water
C - Answer- A recently graduated nurse is caring for a client who was just given the
diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. The client asks the nurse to help her understand this
death sentence and tell her why God did this to her, as she has lived a good life all
along. The nurse, not being comfortable as a spiritual counselor, should do which of
the following?
a) Tell the client that she will talk about this later
b) Tell the client she does not want to talk about this because she is not comfortable
doing so
c) Suggest to the client that she can call her spiritual advisor to help give her
counsel
d) Change the subject to avoid focusing on the new diagnosis
D - Answer- A patient often actively engages in reminiscence when the nurse is
delivering care. The nurse recognizes that:
a) reminiscence should be discouraged until the patient is discharged.
b) reminiscence occurs when a patient withdraws from usual roles.
c) reminiscence interferes with the patient's ability to accept death.
d) reminiscence is a normal process in achieving ego integrity.
C - Answer- The husband of a client who died of breast cancer is still grieving for his
wife two years later. What type of grief is he experiencing?
a) Inhibited
b) Maturational
c) Unresolved
d) Situational
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