Exam 20: Loss and End-Of-Life Issues

The nurse determines that the daughter of a widowed older adult client has a poor understanding of the grieving process when she reports that:

While the family of a newly widowed older adult client lives several hours away, they are interested in providing their mother with appropriate support.The nurse suggests it would be most helpful if they would:

A novice hospice nurse shows the best understanding of the nursing role related to an older adult client's mourning over the loss of her son when stating:

The nurse documents that a newly widowed older adult client is likely experiencing physical grief responses when she:

The nurse is caring for an older adult who recently lost an adult child as a result of automobile accident.They shared a home and enjoyed a healthy parent-child relationship.The nurse is confident that the client has progressed appropriately through the mourning process when she:

The nurse is confident that an older adult is successfully completing the tasks associated with mourning his wife's death when he:

When a 66-year-old client dies as a result of surgical complications, the nurse begins to facilitate the family's acceptance of their loss by:

The nurse documents that a client is likely experiencing exaggerated grief when she:

A 68-year-old client who has recently lost his wife of 50 years shares with the nurse that he'll, "never get over missing her." The nurse is most therapeutic when responding:

The nurse shows an understanding of the primary factor that facilitates the adjustment to the loss of a spouse when asking:

An older adult man has been the primary caregiver for his chronically ill wife for the last 10 years.When his wife dies, the nurse prepares the family for the likely possibility that their father will express:

A hospice nurse shows the best understanding of the personal commitment to the dying client by:

The nurse evaluates how an older adult client will react to the death of a spouse based on how he: