A Nurse Is Caring for a Client Whose Wife Died

question 5

Multiple Choice

A nurse is caring for a client whose wife died in a recent mass casualty accident.The client says,"I can't believe that my wife is gone and I am left to raise my children all by myself." How should the nurse respond?

• A) "Please accept my sympathies for your loss."
• B) "I can call the hospital chaplain if you wish."
• C) "You sound anxious about being a single parent."
• D) "At least your children still have you in their lives."

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Definitions:

Voluntary Winding Up

A process initiated by a company's shareholders to close the company, selling off its assets to pay creditors and distributing any remaining assets to shareholders.

Receivership

The first form of external administration prescribed by the Corporations Act. Receivership involves a receiver, receiver–manager or controller being appointed by a court or by secured creditors in order to protect the security of those creditors.

Liquidation

The third form of external administration prescribed by the Corporations Act. The process whereby a company is dissolved, at which point the company ceases to be a legal entity.