A older man is transferred to a hospice facility with end-stage disease.Which is a suitable nursing intervention for this older adult and his family according to the goals of long-term care?

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To promote comfort and dignity,the nurse facilitates the enactment of family wishes,rituals,or religious practices related to death and dying.To promote comfort,the gerontological nurse administers medications as prescribed and avoids restricting analgesic agents to patients,regardless of the setting or the nurse's personal views.Although fostering independence is within the scope of the gerontological nursing practice,the nurse should assess the older adult and family before assuming that he will want or be able to perform self-care.Although hospice can have regular visiting hours,the older adult may need his family at the bedside for comfort,strength,or companionship.Thus to provide comfort and promote dignity,the gerontological nurse adapts visiting hours to suit the older adult's needs.

A Older Man Is Transferred to a Hospice Facility with End-Stage