Discussion Board 5 Providing End of Life Care

For the initial post, please address the following* (and number the parts of your discussion):

1. Describe the steps of the grieving process
2. Discuss the nurse’s role during end of life decisions
3. Describe the use of comfort measures (how and when)

Discussion Post Expectation

One initial comprehensive post is due by Tuesday, with two peer responses due by Friday this week. Please label your posts: initial, peer response 1, & peer response 2.

Please review the discussion board rubric to ensure criteria for each post is met.

*To promote individual thinking, an initial post must be made prior to viewing the posts of fellow peers.