A nurse is caring for a client in hospice care who has expressed fear about the dying process. Which intervention is the MOST appropriate to address the client’s concern?
Assure the client that medications will prevent any pain and discomfort during the process.
Ask the client to share more about their fear and offer to listen to their concerns.
Redirect the conversation to the client’s care plan and physical comfort measures.
Explain the stages of the dying process to address the client’s concerns with information.
The correct intervention acknowledges the client’s emotional fears and provides therapeutic communication, which is critical in fostering trust and addressing psychosocial needs at the end of life. Listening and validating the fear allows the nurse to understand the client's perspective and respond in a compassionate, patient-centered way. Offering emotional support through open-ended questions or active listening is appropriate for end-of-life conversations. Other options, such as providing detailed medical explanations or focusing solely on physical comfort measures, may disregard the client’s expressed emotional need or fail to address the underlying fear.
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