The Patient Is on a Ventilator and Has a Heartbeat,but

question 17

Multiple Choice

The patient is on a ventilator and has a heartbeat,but is brain dead.What should the nurse do?

• A) Explain that as long as the heart is beating,the patient is still alive.
• B) Provide a private area for the family to discuss organ donation options.
• C) Inform the family that the organs will be harvested when he is off the ventilator.
• D) Stress the importance of leaving the patient on the ventilator to harvest the corneas.

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A type of rock that contains sufficient minerals with important elements including gold; the ores are extracted through mining.

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