When the client with colon cancer does not respond to medical treatment, the physician asks the nurse to accompany him when he tells the client that nothing else can be done. Which nursing action is...

When the client with colon cancer does not respond to medical treatment, the physician asks the nurse to accompany him when he tells the client that nothing else can be done. Which nursing action is most helpful in assisting the client with terminal disease deal with his impending death?

1. Allow the client privacy to think by himself.

2. Encourage the client to talk about how he is feeling.

3. Provide the client with literature on death and dying.

4. Suggest that the client get a second opinion.