You have very recently begun working as a hospice nurse and your
first client is an 86-year-old with a diagnosis of terminal cancer. The client
after discussing with family has decided to forgo any further treatments, and
has expressed wishes to pass away at home with family present. The physician
shared with staff today that the client is entering into the final days of life
and that staff need to prepare themselves for the inevitability of death. You
are attempting to prepare for your first experience with death.
Instructions:
1.
Answer the following questions:
a.
As a hospice nurse what kinds of services can you offer the
client?
b.
What kinds of services can you offer the family of the client?
c.
As a new hospice nurse what do you think you might gain from
this relationship you are about to create with the client?
2.
Your paper should be:
· One (1) page or more.
· Use factual information
from appropriate articles and websites.
