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CLINICAL SITUATION The nurse is assigned to Mrs. C, a 45-year-old female patient, who was in a motor vehicle accident. The medical history indicates that Mrs. C is from another country, and she was traveling alone on vacation. She has terminal lung cancer. The patient is conscious but in very critical condition. Per her request, a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order is written. Her only son will arrive in 3 days.
Use the health care compass to 1. Think about your own cultural views and belies related to the cultural area identified by the arrow. The fill in the answer below. Health Care Compass Awareness Myandotte belles, practices and needs My Cuff Culture Compass Patient Family's Cultural Practice End-of-life beliets practices, and needs of the patient Your own end-of-life beliefs: Spiritual/religious beliefs and practices related to end-of-life care 30 Collaborative Learning Activity with a partner, use the clinical situation of Mrs. C to: Identify questions that provide the nurse with knowledge of Mrs. C's end-of-life cultural beliefs and needs Identify nursing interventions that reflect patient-centered culturally competent care. • As Mrs. C is becoming progressively weaker, she whispers to the nurse that her greatest fear is "dying alone." Identify nursing interventions that would comfort Mrs. C during this time.