1. A nurse cares for a dying client. Which manifestation of dying should the nurse treat
first?
A. Anorexia
B. Pain
C. Nausea
D. Hair loss
2. A nurse is caring for a client who has lung cancer and is dying. Which prescription
should the nurse question?
A. Morphine 10 mg sublingual every 6 hours PRN for pain level greater than 5
B. Albuterol (Proventil) metered dose inhaler every 4 hours PRN for wheezes
C. Atropine solution 1 % sublingual every 4 hours PRN for excessive oral secretions
D. Sodium biphosphate (Fleet) enema once a day PRN for impacted stool
3. State your rationale.
4. Expand your answer including nursing end-of-life care/postmortem care and general
postmortem procedures.
Review Saunders book Apa style 7edition
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