Exam 10: Loss, grief , dying, and Death

The nurse explains to the family of a terminally ill patient that the guidelines of managed care and the application of diagnosis-related groups (DRGs)as they relate to the terminally ill cause:

The home health nurse assesses that the goal of grief resolution has been accomplished when the nurse observes that a widow performs which activities? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse recognizes that when a dying patient uses the call light frequently to ask the nurse to do many small tasks,the patient may be experiencing fear of:

The nurse explains that termination of tube feedings to a dying patient is a form of:

A patient whose spouse died 1 year earlier complains of feeling overwhelmingly lonely and has withdrawn from interpersonal interactions.The patient is demonstrating what stage of dying according to Kübler-Ross's stages of dying theory?

The nurse explains to a grieving husband that the process of the resolution of the hurt and the reestablishment of his life is called the __________ ___________.

The nurse spends a great deal of time in the room of a dying 12-year-old because the nurse knows that most children are aware of their condition and want the nurse to:

Before involving the family in care of the dying patient,the nurse should:

Following the death of a day-old infant,the nurse brings the baby to the parents to:

After a physician in the emergency department has pronounced a 2-year-old dead following a swimming pool accident,the mother tearfully says to the father,"I am so sorry.I am so sorry." The nurse recognizes that the mother is expressing:

Upon being told of her father's death,the daughter cries out,"No! Oh,God,no!" The nurse recognizes this behavior as an example of the grief stage of:

A perceived loss differs from an actual loss because it is:

The home health nurse makes a nursing diagnosis of unresolved grief for a patient who was widowed 5 months ago after:

When the nurse is developing a care plan for a terminally ill patient,a realistic goal might be that the patient will:

Which of the five aspects of human functioning must a nurse address when dealing with a grieving person? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse evaluates whether the outcome of "Patient will independently participate in grief work activities" has been met.Which patient activity witnessed by the nurse shows that it has?

When a nurse informs a patient's spouse that the patient has died,the spouse states,"You must be mistaken." According to Kübler-Ross's stages of dying theory,the spouse is demonstrating:

The head nurse of a pediatric cancer unit advises a young nurse to sit quietly before going home and set her work day aside.This is an example of a __________ exercise.

When instructing a patient about a durable power of attorney,the nurse explains that in case the patient becomes incapacitated,this document:

Before approaching a grieving family member,the nurse should: