Reference no: EM133227101
Question - You are providing palliative care to a female client aged 60, who has stage 4 breast cancer.
1. When you check in on the client, she is moaning in pain, but is conscious.
What steps will you perform to better understand the pain experienced by the client?
2. What are 4 common non-pharmacological/non-surgical treatments or therapies that may be considered when managing a client's pain?
3. As the client's condition has deteriorated, her appetite and thirst have decreased. One of the client's family members is trying unsuccessfully to get the client to drink some water and asks you if IV therapy can be provided to help prevent the client becoming dehydrated.
What will you say to the family member?
4. The client passes away peacefully surrounded by her family, in your presence.
With reference to Tasmania's Burial and Cremation Regulations 2015 legislation, what responsibilities do you have in providing notification of the client's death?