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The nurse is caring for a terminally ill patient. In order to provide optimal care, the nurse tries to anticipate patient needs. What does the nurse understand about this patient?
 
  a. As patients approach death, they breathe more through their nose.
  b. Eye blinking may increase as well as tear production.
  c. Immobility and opioid medications can lead to diarrhea.
  d. Anxiety in the dying may have a physical cause.
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Anxiety has physical causes such as shortness of breath, pain, fear of death, spiritual concerns, and relationship concerns. As patients approach death, they breathe through the mouth, the ton-gue becomes dry, and lips become dry and cracked. Blinking reflexes diminish near death; and eyes often remain open, causing drying of cornea. Opioid medications and immobility slow pe-ristalsis.
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