A 12-Year-Old Boy Is in the Final Phase of Dying

question 11

Multiple Choice

A 12-year-old boy is in the final phase of dying from leukemia.He tells the nurse who is giving him opiates for pain that his grandfather is waiting for him.How should the nurse interpret this situation?

• A) The boy is experiencing side effects of the opiates.
• B) The boy is making an attempt to comfort his parents.
• C) He is experiencing hallucinations resulting from brain anoxia.
• D) He is demonstrating readiness and acceptance that death is near.

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