The Nurse Sits at the Bedside of a Comatose, Terminally

question 2

Multiple Choice

The nurse sits at the bedside of a comatose, terminally ill older client reading the wishes expressed in the numerous cards the client has received. Which concept of grief work is the nurse addressing with this intervention?

• A) Everyone needs social interaction.
• B) The nurse needs to "attend to the patient."
• C) Hearing is believed to be the last sense to be lost.
• D) The individual is living until he or she is dead.