The Nurse Working on a Medical Unit Is Admitting a Client

question 17

Multiple Choice

The nurse working on a medical unit is admitting a client diagnosed with heart failure. During the admission process, the client states, "I do not want to be put on a ventilator because I had to watch my mother die on a ventilator. I want information on making out a living will." When planning care for this client, which intervention is the most appropriate?

• A)Educate the client on the process and purpose of a living will and arrange for one to be created should the client choose to do so.
• B)Encourage the client to allow for mechanical ventilation.
• C)Educate the client on the purpose of mechanical ventilation.
• D)Refer the client to a therapist to deal with the death of her mother.

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