A Nurse Is Caring for a Dying Child

question 19

Multiple Choice

A nurse is caring for a dying child.What intervention by the nurse would be best to promote hope and peace in the family?

• A) Ask the family to participate in providing physical care.
• B) Ensure the family members eat so they maintain their strength.
• C) Help the family members arrange child care for their other children.
• D) Tell the family members what is possible for them to do as the child dies.

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Definitions:

Oxygen Concentration

The amount of oxygen present in a given environment, crucial for the respiration processes in aerobic organisms and in various industrial applications.

Tidal Volume

The volume of air moved into or out of the lungs during a normal breath, essential in respiratory physiology.

Vital Capacity

The maximum amount of air a person can exhale after maximum inhalation, used to assess the health of the respiratory system.

Hemoglobin

A component of red blood cells, tasked with ferrying oxygen from the lungs to various bodily locations.