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ATI RN GRIEF AND LOSS ASSESMENT
SUCCESS PACK NEWEST(2026)practice
questions and expert answers.complete study
guide with verified answers, Exams of
Nursing
A nurse is caring for a client who was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), has
been hospitalized for aspiration pneumonia, and has failed a swallow evaluation. The provider
determined the need for a feeding tube to be inserted. However, the client is refusing to have the
tube inserted. The nurse is experiencing moral distress. Which of the following actions should
the nurse take first? - --ANS---Identify the area of concern.
A nurse in a high school is caring for an adolescent who has recently suffered the traumatic loss
of a classmate and is crying. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? - --ANS-
--Create a safe, nonjudgmental environment.
A nurse manager observes a nurse crying in the nurses' locker room. Which of the following
actions should the manager take first? - --ANS---Use therapeutic communication to determine
why the nurse is crying.
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A nurse is participating in a wellness check for an 8-year-old child who was recently in a motor-
vehicle crash where both guardians were killed. Which of the following findings should the
nurse identify as an indication that the child is experiencing traumatic grief? - --ANS---The child
reports frequent stomachaches.
A nurse is caring for a client who recently lost their partner in a motor vehicle crash. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take to provide supportive grief-informed care? - --ANS---
Ask the client how they met their partner.
A nurse is caring for a client who is grieving and states, "No matter what I do, I just can't stop
crying. It feels like I am in the grave." Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
- --ANS---Ask the client what they mean by "in the grave."
A nurse is preparing a presentation for newly hired nurses about the role that nursing self-care
has on the social determinants of health. Which of the following information should the nurse
include in the presentation? - --ANS---Nurses must lead and model well-being among
themselves before they can truly partner with others.
A client who is experiencing prolonged grief disorder (PGD) is at risk for which of the
following? (Select all that apply.) - --ANS----Suicide
-Social dysfunction
ATI RN GRIEF AND LOSS ASSESMENT
SUCCESS PACK NEWEST(2026)practice
questions and expert answers.complete study
guide with verified answers, Exams of
Nursing
A nurse is caring for a client who was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), has
been hospitalized for aspiration pneumonia, and has failed a swallow evaluation. The provider
determined the need for a feeding tube to be inserted. However, the client is refusing to have the
tube inserted. The nurse is experiencing moral distress. Which of the following actions should
the nurse take first? - --ANS---Identify the area of concern.
A nurse in a high school is caring for an adolescent who has recently suffered the traumatic loss
of a classmate and is crying. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? - --ANS-
--Create a safe, nonjudgmental environment.
A nurse manager observes a nurse crying in the nurses' locker room. Which of the following
actions should the manager take first? - --ANS---Use therapeutic communication to determine
why the nurse is crying.
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A nurse is participating in a wellness check for an 8-year-old child who was recently in a motor-
vehicle crash where both guardians were killed. Which of the following findings should the
nurse identify as an indication that the child is experiencing traumatic grief? - --ANS---The child
reports frequent stomachaches.
A nurse is caring for a client who recently lost their partner in a motor vehicle crash. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take to provide supportive grief-informed care? - --ANS---
Ask the client how they met their partner.
A nurse is caring for a client who is grieving and states, "No matter what I do, I just can't stop
crying. It feels like I am in the grave." Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
- --ANS---Ask the client what they mean by "in the grave."
A nurse is preparing a presentation for newly hired nurses about the role that nursing self-care
has on the social determinants of health. Which of the following information should the nurse
include in the presentation? - --ANS---Nurses must lead and model well-being among
themselves before they can truly partner with others.
A client who is experiencing prolonged grief disorder (PGD) is at risk for which of the
following? (Select all that apply.) - --ANS----Suicide
-Social dysfunction
