A Terminally Ill Client Has Just Died in a Hospital

question 10

Multiple Choice

A terminally ill client has just died in a hospital setting with family members at the bedside.The health care provider is also present.What should be the nurse's priority intervention as postmortem care begins?

• A) Call for emergency assistance so that resuscitation procedures can begin.
• B) Ask the family members if they would like to spend time alone with the client.
• C) Ensure that a death certificate has been completed by the physician.
• D) Request family members to prepare the client's body for the funeral home.

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