Exam 16: Bereavement

A widow of 10 months says that she has started sleeping better,is going out more with friends,and can talk about her husband without feeling so lost and angry.The health-care worker recognizes that this represents:

A newborn in the neonatal intensive care unit is dying,and the neonatologist has shared with the parents their baby'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." The health-care worker recognizes that the father is:

The health-care worker can provide the best support to a family experiencing anticipatory grief related to the imminent death of a loved one by:

The family of a young girl killed in an automobile accident arrives at the hospital shortly after her death and requests to see her body.Since she is disfigured from the accident,the most appropriate action is to:

After giving birth to a stillborn baby,the woman says,"I just painted the baby's room.Do you think that had an influence on my baby's death?" The best response to this woman is:

_________________ is the outward expression of grief.

Persons experiencing bereavement should postpone making drastic changes in their lives for at least:

A common anxiety about suicide is reflected when the twin brother of a suicide victim asks:

When a dying 90-year-old woman gives her rosary to her granddaughter,this gift should be viewed as a:

After the death of an 80-year-old Jewish man,the health-care worker is aware that while the family is waiting for the funeral home to come for the body,the deceased is:

When the shocked father of a 17-year-old who committed suicide says,"We should have seen this coming.I feel so guilty." The most therapeutic response would be:

The event most likely to make a grief reaction complicated and pathological would be:

The process of bereavement includes the survivors': (Select all that apply. )

While doing final preparations for a Hindu woman to be picked up by the funeral home,the health-care worker observes a thread tied around the corpse's wrist and a basil leaf in her mouth.These items:

Several health-care workers have requested to attend the funeral of a patient for whom they felt especially close.The supervisor recognizes that attending the funeral is:

The death rituals observed by the East Indian community include which aspect(s)? (Select all that apply. )

The statement that would be least therapeutic to say to the bereaved mother at the death of her infant son would be:

After the death of their child in the emergency room following a hit-and-run automobile accident,the mother says,"God is dead for me.God is as dead as my child.I will not worship a dead god!" The most helpful response would be:

A grief reaction that interferes with life's functions is:

A health-care worker is preparing the body of an Arab American patient who just died for transfer to the morgue.Family members insist on washing and cleansing the body before it is taken away.The health-care worker's best response is: