Title: (Optional) Care for a client/resident/patient 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/resident/patient
- individual needs of the client/resident/patient and family.

Refer to Unit VII in Nurse Aide Curriculum (https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/media/dhpweb/docs/nursing/forms/education/NurseAide_Ed_Program_Curriculum.doc), Virginia Board of Nursing, Virginia Department of Health Professions, 2018.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What essential issues should be addressed with a client/resident/patient in the various stages of death and dying?
- What behaviors can be expected of a client/resident/patient 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?