A Nurse Is Caring for a Patient Who Is Terminally

question 23

Multiple Choice

A nurse is caring for a patient who is terminally ill whose religion is Orthodox Jew.This patient's physician's orders specify "do not resuscitate" (DNR) .The patient is alone and is having signs of impending death.What action should the nurse implement?

• A) Notify the family.
• B) Wait until the patient dies and then notify the family.
• C) Transfer the body to the mortuary or the morgue immediately after death.
• D) Stay with the patient until death occurs, prepare the body, and then call the family.

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Definitions:

External Acoustic Meatus

The external passage leading into the ear, facilitating the travel of sound waves from the outside to the eardrum.

Tympanic Cavity

The air-filled space in the middle ear that contains the auditory ossicles, important for sound transmission.

Auricle

The external, visible part of the ear that captures sound waves and directs them into the ear canal; also known as the pinna.

Pinna

The outer part of the ear that captures sound waves and directs them into the ear canal.