Title: Identify ways to assist with care of a terminally ill client.
Course: Nurse Aide II (14051-II) > Section: Assisting with Dying and Death

Identification should include

- outlining the stages of death and dying
- explaining ways to recognize the imminent death of a client
- describing ways to address the needs of the client’s/resident’s/patient’s family.

Refer to Unit XII in in Nurse Aide Curriculum, Virginia Board of Nursing, Virginia Department of Health Professions, 2023.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why is it important to know the stages of dying?
- What psychological, social, and spiritual needs can be identified with care of a terminally ill client?
- What is the last sense that is usually lost, and how would you address this?
- How would you include the family members in the care of a terminally ill client?