Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing 13th Edition by Kerry Cheever, Janice Hinkle

Exercise 2

A 35-year-old married mother of two young children of Hispanic origin has beenreferred for hospice care.She has advanced breast cancer with metastases to thebone, liver, and lung. During your assessment visit, she tearfully states, "I don't knowwhy I am still here. I want God to take me before I become a complete burden on myfamily." Discuss how you would carry out additional assessment and therecommendations that you might make based on findings from your assessment. Giveexamples of questions that you would ask to further assess the cultural and spiritualaspects of care. What types of services may be helpful for this woman and her family?