The family members of a young man, who is in the intensive c…

The family members of a young man, who is in the intensive care unit on life support after suffering irreversible brain damage resulting from a motorcycle accident, have been approached by the organ transplant team to consider organ donation. When they ask the nurse about this process, the nurse’s best response would be:

An oncologist has recommended that a hospice patient receive…

An oncologist has recommended that a hospice patient receive palliative radiation to reduce the pain of bony metastases. The patient reacts with anger, saying, “I don’t want any more treatments that don’t cure my cancer!” The hospice nurse tells the patient that the use of radiation:

A client in a motor vehicle accident has a Glasgow coma scor…

A client in a motor vehicle accident has a Glasgow coma score of 3. The neurologist informs the family the client is in a persistent vegetative state, EEG shows no brain waves, and the client has failed the apnea test. The nurse prepares the family for which next step?