For a resident receiving end-of-life care, the main focus of the nursing assistant's care is:

• A.Aggressive efforts to reverse the terminal condition alone
• B.Encouraging large meals to restore strength quickly
• C.Limiting family visits so treatment can proceed faster
• D.Comfort, cleanliness, positioning, and dignity rather than curing the illness

Why

End-of-life care prioritizes comfort and dignity: pain reporting, mouth care, repositioning, cleanliness, and family support. Cure-focused measures and forcing food are not the nursing assistant's goal for a dying resident.

Content outline: Psychosocial Care Skills - Care of the Dying Resident: Death and Postmortem Care · From the Psychosocial Care Skills practice bank (PS-080).

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