A Nurse Is Educating the Family of a Client About

question 2

Multiple Choice

A nurse is educating the family of a client about why it may be appropriate to withhold and minimize hydration in the dying client. Which statement made by the nurse is accurate?

• A)Minimizing hydration can help decrease oral secretions.
• B)Withholding hydration will make it easier for the client to eat.
• C)Minimizing hydration helps decrease pain for the client.
• D)Withholding hydration helps decrease edema.

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