Title: (Optional) Care for a client when death is imminent, as required by Virginia Board of Nursing regulation.
Course: Nurse Aide II (14051-II) > Section: Assisting with Dying and Death

Care should be based on

- familiarity with the stages of death and dying
- ability to recognize the imminent death of a client
- individual needs of the client and family.

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

Process/Skill Questions:

- What essential issues should be addressed with a client in the various stages of death and dying?
- What behaviors can be expected of a client in the various stages of death and dying?
- What knowledge and skills does a CNA need to address the needs of a dying client’s/resident’s/patient’s family/friends?
- What are the signs of imminent death?
- What are the stages of death and dying?