Question 1

Which possible grieving behaviors should the nurse anticipate when caring for a Southwest Navajo Indian client?

Accepted Answer

A) Celebrating the life of a deceased person with festivities and revelry 
B) Not expressing grief openly and reluctance to touch a dead body 
C) Holding a prayerful vigil for a week following the person's death 
D) Expressing grief openly and publicly,and erecting an altar in the home to honor the dead 
A) Celebrating the life of a deceased person with festivities and revelry 
B) Not expressing grief openly and reluctance to touch a dead body 
C) Holding a prayerful vigil for a week following the person's death 
D) Expressing grief openly and publicly,and erecting an altar in the home to honor the dead

Question 2

When a client is accepted into a hospice program,the ________________________ continues to write orders for the hospice patient;pain and symptom management comes from the ____________________________.

Accepted Answer

primary physician;medical cons

Question 3

Rebecca expresses to the nurse that she feels like she didn't do enough to prevent the loss of her father.Which of the following interventions should the nurse use to address Rebecca's feelings?

Accepted Answer

A) Encourage Rebecca to examine the guilt and validate the appropriateness of this feeling. 
B) Review the circumstances of the loss and the reality that it could not be prevented. 
C) Role-play the events and assist Rebecca with understanding the decisions leading to the loss. 
D) Explain that this feeling is a pathological defense that will prevent her from progressing through the stages of grief. 
A) Encourage Rebecca to examine the guilt and validate the appropriateness of this feeling. 
B) Review the circumstances of the loss and the reality that it could not be prevented. 
C) Role-play the events and assist Rebecca with understanding the decisions leading to the loss. 
D) Explain that this feeling is a pathological defense that will prevent her from progressing through the stages of grief.

Exam 37: The Bereaved Individual

Which possible grieving behaviors should the nurse anticipate when caring for a Southwest Navajo Indian client?

When a client is accepted into a hospice program,the ________________________ continues to write orders for the hospice patient;pain and symptom management comes from the ____________________________.

Rebecca expresses to the nurse that she feels like she didn't do enough to prevent the loss of her father.Which of the following interventions should the nurse use to address Rebecca's feelings?

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