The nurse explains that grief is a normal response to the loss of a _____________________________
. (Select all that apply.)
a. loved one.
b. professional role.
c. relationship.
d. health.
e. independence
Question 2Match the stages of grief with the approximate time for resolution. (Select all that apply.)
a. Disorientation
b. Shock and numbness
c. Reorganization
d. Searching and yearning
1. First 2 weeks
2. 2 weeks to 4 months
3. 4 to 7 months
4. Up to 2 years
Question 3The nurse reassures the grieving patient that ready sources of support are available from ____________________________. (Select all that apply.)
a. friends.
b. family.
c. spiritual advisors
d. support groups.
e. therapist.
Question 4The nurse is aware that an older adult may become socially isolated related to the loss of _____________________________
______. (Select all that apply.)
a. spouse.
b. friends to death or relocation.
c. health.
d. home.
e. independent transportation.
Question 5The home health nurse helps a grieving widow to start grief resolution by:
a. distracting her with social conversation.
b. encouraging her to verbalize her grief.
c. pointing out behaviors that are not helpful to grief resolution.
d. focusing on her loneliness and loss.
Question 6Nurses may find dealing with grieving persons difficult because nurses:
a. avoid discussing sources of grief.
b. believe that intervention is usually not helpful.
c. have their own unresolved grief.
d. believe that grief is personal and should be dealt with independently.
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