A nurse is caring for a patient who survived cardiopulmonary resuscitation after almost drowning.How can the nurse best help the patient to deal with the aftereffects of the experience?

A) Recommend that the patient avoid discussing the experience with family.
B) Assume that the near-death experience was a positive experience for the patient.
C) Be nonjudgmental and help the patient to work through the near-death experience.
D) Explain that people who have not had a near-death experience will not understand.

After patients have survived a near-death experience (NDE),promote spiritual well-being by remaining open,giving patients a chance to explore what happened,and supporting patients as they share the experience with significant others.Patients who have an NDE are often reluctant to discuss it,thinking family or caregivers will not understand.Isolation and depression often occur.Furthermore,not all NDEs are positive experiences.However,individuals experiencing an NDE who discuss it openly with family or caregivers find acceptance and meaning from this powerful experience.