ATI PN FUNDAMENTALS UPDATED 2023
ATI PN FUNDAMENTALS UPDATED 2023 ( 41 Questions)
A nurse is assisting with the postmortem care of a client whose partner is at the bedside. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Directing the partner to leave and return once postmortem care is complete is not respectful of the partner's feelings and wishes. The nurse should allow the partner to stay and participate in the postmortem care if they desire.
Instructing the partner not to touch the client’s body is not compassionate or supportive of the partner's grief. The nurse should encourage the partner to touch, hold, or kiss the client’s body as a way of saying goodbye.
Placing the client’s personal belongings in a safe location in the facility is a necessary action, but not the priority. The nurse should first ask the partner if they want to keep any of the belongings or give them to the nurse for safekeeping.
Asking the partner about any rituals they would like to be performed is the most appropriate action. The nurse should respect and facilitate the partner's cultural, religious, or personal preferences for postmortem care.
Choice A reason: Directing the partner to leave and return once postmortem care is complete is not respectful of the partner's feelings and wishes. The nurse should allow the partner to stay and participate in the postmortem care if they desire.
Choice B reason: Instructing the partner not to touch the client’s body is not compassionate or supportive of the partner's grief. The nurse should encourage the partner to touch, hold, or kiss the client’s body as a way of saying goodbye.
Choice C reason: Placing the client’s personal belongings in a safe location in the facility is a necessary action, but not the priority. The nurse should first ask the partner if they want to keep any of the belongings or give them to the nurse for safekeeping.
Choice D reason: Asking the partner about any rituals they would like to be performed is the most appropriate action. The nurse should respect and facilitate the partner's cultural, religious, or personal preferences for postmortem care.