A Nurse Cares for a Client with End-Stage Heart Failure

question 15

Multiple Choice

A nurse cares for a client with end-stage heart failure who is awaiting a transplant.The client appears depressed and states,"I know a transplant is my last chance,but I don't want to become a vegetable." How should the nurse respond?

• A) "Would you like to speak with a priest or chaplain?"
• B) "I will arrange for a psychiatrist to speak with you."
• C) "Do you want to come off the transplant list?"
• D) "Would you like information about advance directives?"

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