Reference no: EM133383750

Assignment:

A nurse is caring for a client who has chosen not to be treated for their chronic condition and requests to be given only pain management due to their expectation of pending death due to their condition. The nurse is in the clients room when the clients' adult children arrive to visit. While the nurse is completing the client assessment, the client informs the son and daughter of their decision not to treat their condition and to use comfort care instead.

The client's son remains quiet and does not respond, other than to walk across the room and sit on the chair. The client's daughter suddenly burst into tears and states, " No, No, you can't give up now!". The son replies, "It's OK. It;s your decision, and we've known this day was coming".

The client states, "I just don't have the energy to fight anymore. I can't face any more treatments".

Identify relevant information related to the grief response by each of the client's adult children.

1. Analyze the current needs for the client and their adult children.
2. Identify the expected and any unexpected findings related to grief among the client and adult children.
3. Identify the expected outcome if the nurse responds to the daughter by using the NURSE mnemonic.
4. Using the NURSE mnemonic, write a response on how the nurse could reply to the daughter's reaction.
5. Describe how you will determine whether the expected outcomes are met regarding the grief process of the client and the adult children