NUR- CHAPTER 10 Q&A 2023 UPDATE A+

Types of loss include safety loss (loss of a safe environment), loss of security and a sense of belonging (loss of a loved one affects the need to love and the feeling of being loved), loss of self-esteem (any change in how a person is valued at work or in relationships or by him or herself), or loss related to self-actualization (external or internal crisis that blocks or inhibits strivings toward fulfillment). - A young couple just ended their relationship after a 9-month engagement. The one of the individuals is seeking short-term counseling to assist in grieving this loss. Which type of loss best describes what this client is experiencing? A) Safety loss B) Loss of security and sense of belonging C) Loss of self-esteem D) Loss related to self-actualization Ans: D Safety loss is the loss of a safe environment. That feeling of safety is shattered when public violence occurs - A child who has witnessed the murder of his classmate while at school would experience which kind of loss? A) Physiologic loss B) Loss of self-esteem C) Loss related to self-actualization D) Safety loss Ans: C Bereavement refers to the process by which a person experiences the grief. - Which of the following terms is used to describe the process by which a person experiences the grief? A) Anticipatory grieving B) Disenfranchised grief C) Bereavement D) Mourning Ans: C Bargaining occurs when the person asks God or fate for more time to delay the inevitable loss. - A client has just been informed of a diagnosis of terminal cancer. The client states, "God has to have mercy on me because my children need me. He knows I'll change if he gets me through this." The nurse documents that the wife is expressing signs of which of Kubler-Ross's stages of grief? A) Denial B) Anger C) Bargaining D) Depression Ans: D The client's symptoms are characteristics of depression, which usually occurs when awareness of the loss becomes acute - After being laid off from work, a client becomes increasingly withdrawn and fatigued, spends entire days in bed, is unkempt, and is eating and sleeping poorly. The nurse would recognize that the client is in which stage of grieving, according to Kubler-Ross? A) Anger B) Bargaining C) Denial D) Depression Ans: C Clients often set goals such as living until a certain time or to experience a particular event, and then they will be ready to die: that is the bargain - The client says to the nurse, I really want to see my first grandchild born before I die. Is that too much to ask? The nurse would recognize that the client is in which stage of grieving, according to Kubler-Ross? A) Acceptance B) Anger C) Bargaining D) Depression Ans: C Acceptance occurs when the person shows evidence of coming to terms with death. - Kubler-Ross developed a model of five stages to explain what people experience as they grieve and mourn. Which is stage V of Kubler-Ross's stages of grieving? A) Denial B) Bargaining C) Acceptance D) Anger Ans: A...