A nurse assesses a client who is dying.Which manifestation of a dying client should the nurse assess to determine whether the client is near death?

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Although all of these assessments should be performed during the dying process,periods of apnea and Cheyne-Strokes respirations indicate death is near.As peripheral circulation decreases,the client's level of consciousness and bowel sounds decrease,and the client would be unable to provide a numeric number on a pain scale.Even with these other symptoms,the nurse should continue to assess respiratory rate throughout the dying process.As the rate drops significantly and breathing becomes agonal,death is near.

A Nurse Assesses a Client Who Is Dying