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NCLEX-RN · Question #560

NCLEX-RN Question #560: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is D. Respect the client's family's wishes.. (A) It is rare that a hospital has a specific policy addressing this particular issue. If the statement is true, the nurse should show evidence of the policy to the family and suggest alternatives, such as the hospital chapel. (B) Refusal to leave the room demonstrates a lack of

Question

A female client has just died. Her family is requesting that all nursing staff leave the room. The family's religious leader has arrived and is ready to conduct a ceremony for the deceased in the room, requesting that only family members be present. The nurse assigned to the client should perform the appropriate nursing action, which might include:

Options

  • AInform the family that it is the hospital's policy not to conduct religious ceremonies in client rooms.
  • BRefuse to leave the room because the client's body is entrusted in the nurse's care until it can be
  • CTell the family that they may conduct their ceremony in the client's room; however, the nurse must
  • DRespect the client's family's wishes.

Explanation

(A) It is rare that a hospital has a specific policy addressing this particular issue. If the statement is true, the nurse should show evidence of the policy to the family and suggest alternatives, such as the hospital chapel. (B) Refusal to leave the room demonstrates a lack of understanding related to the family's need to grieve in their own manner. (C) The nurse should leave the room and allow the family privacy in their grief. (D) The family's wish to conduct a religious ceremony in the client's room is part of the grief process. The request is based on specific cultural and religious differences dictating social

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