Exam 37: Perinatal Loss, bereavement, and Grief

A nurse caring for a family during a loss might notice that a family member is experiencing survivor guilt.Which family member is most likely to exhibit this guilt?

During the initial acute distress phase of grieving,parents still must make unexpected and unwanted decisions about funeral arrangements and even naming the baby.What is the nurse's role at this time?

A client gives birth to a stillborn infant.At first,she appears stunned by the news,cries a little,and then asks the nurse to call her mother.What is the proper term for the phase of bereavement that this client is experiencing?

A newborn in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)is dying of a massive infection.The parents speak to the neonatologist,who informs them of their son's prognosis.When the father sees his son,he says,"He looks just fine to me.I can't understand what all this is about." What is the most appropriate response or reaction by the nurse at this time?

After giving birth to a stillborn infant,the woman turns to the nurse and says,"I just finished painting the baby's room.Do you think that caused my baby to die?" What is the nurse's most appropriate response?

Which statement is the most appropriate for the nurse to make when caring for bereaved parents?

During a follow-up home visit,the nurse plans to evaluate whether parents have progressed to the second stage of grieving (phase of intense grief).Which behavior would the nurse not anticipate finding?

Which statement most accurately describes complicated grief?

Which finding would indicate to the nurse that the grieving parents have progressed to the reorganization phase of grieving?

Parents are often asked if they would like to have an autopsy performed on their infant.Nurses who are assisting parents with this decision should be aware of which information?

A family is visiting two surviving triplets.The third triplet died 2 days ago.What action indicates that the family has begun to grieve for the dead infant?

Which options for saying "good-bye" would the nurse want to discuss with a woman who is diagnosed with having a stillborn girl?

Parents have asked the nurse about organ donation after that infant's death.Which information regarding organ donation is important for the nurse to understand?