You Are Caring for a Terminally Ill Client

question 3

Multiple Choice

You are caring for a terminally ill client.Your first responsibility is to:

• A)help make the client as comfortable as possible.
• B)determine if the client is dead.
• C)assist in meeting the emotional needs of the client.
• D)assist in meeting the emotional needs of the family.

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Definitions:

Viroids

Small, circular RNA molecules that infect plants, lacking a protein coat.

Retroviruses

A type of virus that inserts a copy of its RNA genome into the DNA of a host cell it invades, changing the genome of that cell, such as HIV.

Prions

Infectious agents composed solely of protein, known to cause rare neurodegenerative diseases.

DNA OR RNA

Nucleic acids that carry genetic information (DNA) or are involved in protein synthesis (RNA).