The family of a dying patient wants to help relieve the patient's progressive dyspnea. What should the nurse instruct the family to do for the patient?
1. Lower the head of the bed.
2. Raise the head of the bed.
3. Suction the patient as much as possible.
4. Perform chest physiotherapy.
Question 2The family of a dying patient states, She has to be in pain, because all she does is moan. What should the nurse realize this family is doing?
1. overreacting
2. asking for more pain medication for the patient
3. not understanding that moaning can be agitation in the patient
4. considering moaning to be a sign the patient is recovering
Question 3The nurse is assessing a dying patient's spiritual beliefs about death. Which acronym represents topics the nurse can use to help with this assessment process?
1. ABC
2. FICA
3. DABDA
4. RACE
Question 4A patient tells the nurse, My husband left me to be with God. What should the nurse realize this patient is demonstrating?
1. coping
2. denial
3. a regional difference in the way death is expressed
4. a cultural rite related to death