Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Sheriff: The sheriff is responsible for enforcing law and order within a specific jurisdiction. Board of death: There is no standard entity known as the 'Board of death' in the context of death investigations. Coroner: The coroner is a public official responsible for investigating and determining the cause of deaths that occur under suspicious circumstances. Pathologist: A pathologist is a medical professional specializing in the study of disease processes.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Anger: Anger typically involves feelings of frustration, resentment, or hostility. Bargaining: Bargaining is a stage where individuals attempt to negotiate or make deals to change the outcome of a situation. Depression: Depression involves feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and despair. Acceptance: Acceptance involves coming to terms with the reality of a situation. Denial: Denial is characterized by refusing to accept the reality of the situation.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Have no friends among the unit staff: While having friends among the unit staff can provide emotional support, it is not directly related to a nurse's ability to cope with patient deaths. Have not come to terms with their own mortality: This option addresses a significant factor in how nurses cope with patient deaths. Did not foresee that the illness was terminal: While it can be emotionally challenging when a patient's illness unexpectedly becomes terminal, nurses are trained to provide care regardless. Cared for the patient for several days: The duration of care provided to a patient may influence the depth of the nurse's emotional connection but does not necessarily determine their ability to cope.

Correct Answer: E

Rationale: Anger: Anger is characterized by feelings of frustration, resentment, and hostility. Depression: Depression involves feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and despair. Denial: Denial involves refusing to accept the reality of the situation. Bargaining: Bargaining involves attempting to negotiate with a higher power or others to change the outcome. Acceptance: Acceptance is the final stage in Kübler-Ross's model and involves coming to terms with one's impending death.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Harsh and rattling: Harsh and rattling respirations are indicative of other respiratory conditions. Long periods of fast deep breaths: This describes hyperventilation, not characteristic of Cheyne-Stokes respiration. Shallow followed by periods of apnea: Cheyne-Stokes respiration is characterized by a pattern of gradually increasing and then decreasing depth of respirations, followed by periods of apnea. Wheezing and labored: Wheezing and labored respirations are associated with conditions such as asthma or COPD.