Exam 12: Roles and Relationships

Which stage of grief usually resolves after approximately 4-7 months?

What would be appropriate sources of support for the grieving patient? (Select all that apply.)

Which of the following are expected standards within various roles in a culture? (Select all that apply.)

A man has roles of father, husband, professional businessman, son, and community leader. What may he be at risk of experiencing?

What is a typical response for friends when dealing with a grieving person?

A nurse is counseling an older man who retires from his work and changes his role status. What will likely result in the man having fewer adjustment problems?

How does the nurse define a role?

A society that has numerous subcultures with different or conflicting expectations is said to be a(n) __________ society.

When the home health nurse suggests a grief resolution group to the older widow, the widow furiously states, "I don't want or need any help! I want my husband back!" What stage of grief would this be characteristic of?

The nurse is aware that an older adult may become socially isolated related to the loss of __________. (Select all that apply.)

Which stage of grief may last up to 2 years?

The nurse assesses that although the college professor has retired, he still perceives himself as an educator and retains his academic title and professional association membership. How could the change in employment status be reflected in the professor?

What is grief a normal response to? (Select all that apply.)

What is the status of any role based upon?

Which individual would be most likely to experience a problem with role conflict?

Which of the following accurately reflects a homogenous society?

What measures would be appropriate for the nurse to use to assess complex grieving in the older adult? (Select all that apply.)

What would be indicative of complex grieving in an 80-year-old man?

The nurse uses a diagram to depict __________, which is a term for interaction between different roles.

What behavior would indicate that the bereaved widow has entered the searching and yearning stage of grief?