CHAPTER 30: DYING, DEATH, AND
GRIEVING HALTER: VARCAROLIS'
FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHIATRIC
MENTAL HEALTH NURSING: A CLINICAL
APPROACH, 8TH EDITION QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
1. cAn cadult csays cto cthe cnurse, c"The ccancer cin cmy cneck cspread cin conly c2 cmonths. cI've
cbeen ccursed cmy cwhole clife. cMaybe cif cI chad cbeen cmore cgenerous cwith cothers c..."
cConsidering cthe cstages cof cgrief cdescribed cby cKübler-Ross, cwhich cstage cis cevident?
a. cAnger
b. cDenial
c. cDepression
d. cBargaining c- ccorrect canswers✔✔ANS: cD
The cpatient's ccomment cdemonstrates can cattempt cto cregain ccontrol. cBargaining cis
cevidenced cby cpeople creviewing cwhat ccould chave cbeen cdone cdifferently. cWhile cthe
cperson cmay calso cbe cexperiencing canger cand cdepression, cthe ccomment cspeaks cdirectly
cto cbargaining. cThe cperson cshows cacceptance cof cthe cdisease.
PTS: c1 cDIF: cCognitive cLevel: cUnderstand c(Comprehension)
REF: cPages c30-3, c22 cTOP: cNursing cProcess: cAssessment
MSC: cClient cNeeds: cPsychosocial cIntegrity
2. cFour cteenagers cdied cin can cautomobile caccident. cSix cmonths clater, cwhich cbehavior cby
cthe cparents cbest cdemonstrates cacceptance cof cthe ctragedy? cThe cparents cwho
a. cisolate cthemselves cat chome.
b. creturn cimmediately cto cemployment.
c. cforbid cother cteens cin cthe chousehold cto cdrive ca ccar.
d. ccreate ca cscholarship cfund cat ctheir cchild's chigh cschool. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔ANS: cD
Loss cof ca cchild cis camong cthe chighest crisk csituations cfor cmaladaptive cgrieving. cThe
cparents cwho ccreate ca cscholarship cfund care copenly cexpressing ctheir cfeelings cand
cmemorializing ctheir cchild. cThe cother cparents cin cthis cquestion care cisolating cthemselves
cand/or cdenying ctheir cfeelings.
PTS: c1 cDIF: cCognitive cLevel: cApply c(Application) c
REF: cPages c30-3, c21, c42 c(Box c30-5) cTOP: cNursing cProcess: cEvaluation
MSC: cClient cNeeds: cPsychosocial cIntegrity
3. cAfter ca cspouse's cdeath, can cadult crepeatedly csays, c"I cshould chave crecognized cwhat
cwas chappening cand cbeen cmore chelpful." cThis cadult cis cexperiencing
, a. cdepression.
b. cbargaining.
c. canger.
d. cguilt. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔ANS: cD
Guilt cis cexpressed cby cthe cbereaved cperson's cself-reproach. cAnger, cdepression, cand
cbargaining ccannot cbe cassessed cfrom cdata cgiven cin cthe cscenario.
PTS: c1 cDIF: cCognitive cLevel: cUnderstand c(Comprehension)
REF: cPage c30-22 cTOP: cNursing cProcess: cAssessment c
MSC: cClient cNeeds: cPsychosocial cIntegrity
4. cA cwidower ctells cfriends, c"I cam ctaking cmy cneighbor cout cfor cdinner. cIt's ctime cfor cme cto
cbe cmore csociable cagain." cConsidering cthe cstages cof cgrief cdescribed cby cKübler-Ross,
cwhich cstage cis cevident?
a. cAnger
b. cDenial
c. cDepression
d. cAcceptance c- ccorrect canswers✔✔ANS: cD
As can cindividual caccepts closs, cthe cperson crenews cinterest cin cpeople cand cactivities. cThe
cperson cis cseeking cto cmove cinto cnew crelationships. cThe cpatient's ccomment
cdemonstrates can cattempt cto cregain ccontrol. cBargaining cis cevidenced cby cpeople
creviewing cwhat ccould chave cbeen cdone cdifferently. cWhile cthe cperson cmay calso
cexperience coccasional canger cor csadness, cthe ccomment cspeaks cdirectly cto cacceptance.
PTS: c1 cDIF: cCognitive cLevel: cUnderstand c(Comprehension)
REF: cPages c30-3, c22 cTOP: cNursing cProcess: cAssessment
MSC: cClient cNeeds: cPsychosocial cIntegrity
5. cAfter cthe cdeath cof chis cwife, ca cman csays, c"I ccan't clive cwithout cher c... cshe cwas cmy
cwhole clife." cSelect cthe cnurse's cmost ctherapeutic creply.
a. c"Each cday cwill cget ca clittle cbetter."
b. c"Her cdeath cis ca cterrible closs cfor cyou."
c. c"It's cimportant cto crecognize cthat cshe cis cno clonger csuffering."
d. c"Your cfriends cwill chelp cyou ccope cwith cthis cchange cin cyour clife." c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔ANS: cB
A cstatement cthat cvalidates cthe cbereaved cperson's closs cis cmore chelpful cthan
ccommonplace cclichés. cIt csignifies cunderstanding. cThe cother coptions care cclichés.
PTS: c1 cDIF: cCognitive cLevel: cApply c(Application) c
REF: cPages c30-7, c33 c(Table c30-1), c35 c(Table c30-3) c
TOP: cNursing cProcess: cImplementation cMSC: cClient cNeeds: cPsychosocial cIntegrity
6. cA cwoman cjust creceived cnotification cthat cher chusband cdied. cShe capproaches cthe
cnurse cwho ccared cfor chim cduring chis clast chours cand csays cangrily, c"If cyou chad cgiven chim
cyour cundivided cattention, che cwould cstill cbe calive." cWhich canalysis capplies?
a. cThe ccomment cwarns cof ca cmalpractice csuit.
GRIEVING HALTER: VARCAROLIS'
FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHIATRIC
MENTAL HEALTH NURSING: A CLINICAL
APPROACH, 8TH EDITION QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
1. cAn cadult csays cto cthe cnurse, c"The ccancer cin cmy cneck cspread cin conly c2 cmonths. cI've
cbeen ccursed cmy cwhole clife. cMaybe cif cI chad cbeen cmore cgenerous cwith cothers c..."
cConsidering cthe cstages cof cgrief cdescribed cby cKübler-Ross, cwhich cstage cis cevident?
a. cAnger
b. cDenial
c. cDepression
d. cBargaining c- ccorrect canswers✔✔ANS: cD
The cpatient's ccomment cdemonstrates can cattempt cto cregain ccontrol. cBargaining cis
cevidenced cby cpeople creviewing cwhat ccould chave cbeen cdone cdifferently. cWhile cthe
cperson cmay calso cbe cexperiencing canger cand cdepression, cthe ccomment cspeaks cdirectly
cto cbargaining. cThe cperson cshows cacceptance cof cthe cdisease.
PTS: c1 cDIF: cCognitive cLevel: cUnderstand c(Comprehension)
REF: cPages c30-3, c22 cTOP: cNursing cProcess: cAssessment
MSC: cClient cNeeds: cPsychosocial cIntegrity
2. cFour cteenagers cdied cin can cautomobile caccident. cSix cmonths clater, cwhich cbehavior cby
cthe cparents cbest cdemonstrates cacceptance cof cthe ctragedy? cThe cparents cwho
a. cisolate cthemselves cat chome.
b. creturn cimmediately cto cemployment.
c. cforbid cother cteens cin cthe chousehold cto cdrive ca ccar.
d. ccreate ca cscholarship cfund cat ctheir cchild's chigh cschool. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔ANS: cD
Loss cof ca cchild cis camong cthe chighest crisk csituations cfor cmaladaptive cgrieving. cThe
cparents cwho ccreate ca cscholarship cfund care copenly cexpressing ctheir cfeelings cand
cmemorializing ctheir cchild. cThe cother cparents cin cthis cquestion care cisolating cthemselves
cand/or cdenying ctheir cfeelings.
PTS: c1 cDIF: cCognitive cLevel: cApply c(Application) c
REF: cPages c30-3, c21, c42 c(Box c30-5) cTOP: cNursing cProcess: cEvaluation
MSC: cClient cNeeds: cPsychosocial cIntegrity
3. cAfter ca cspouse's cdeath, can cadult crepeatedly csays, c"I cshould chave crecognized cwhat
cwas chappening cand cbeen cmore chelpful." cThis cadult cis cexperiencing
, a. cdepression.
b. cbargaining.
c. canger.
d. cguilt. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔ANS: cD
Guilt cis cexpressed cby cthe cbereaved cperson's cself-reproach. cAnger, cdepression, cand
cbargaining ccannot cbe cassessed cfrom cdata cgiven cin cthe cscenario.
PTS: c1 cDIF: cCognitive cLevel: cUnderstand c(Comprehension)
REF: cPage c30-22 cTOP: cNursing cProcess: cAssessment c
MSC: cClient cNeeds: cPsychosocial cIntegrity
4. cA cwidower ctells cfriends, c"I cam ctaking cmy cneighbor cout cfor cdinner. cIt's ctime cfor cme cto
cbe cmore csociable cagain." cConsidering cthe cstages cof cgrief cdescribed cby cKübler-Ross,
cwhich cstage cis cevident?
a. cAnger
b. cDenial
c. cDepression
d. cAcceptance c- ccorrect canswers✔✔ANS: cD
As can cindividual caccepts closs, cthe cperson crenews cinterest cin cpeople cand cactivities. cThe
cperson cis cseeking cto cmove cinto cnew crelationships. cThe cpatient's ccomment
cdemonstrates can cattempt cto cregain ccontrol. cBargaining cis cevidenced cby cpeople
creviewing cwhat ccould chave cbeen cdone cdifferently. cWhile cthe cperson cmay calso
cexperience coccasional canger cor csadness, cthe ccomment cspeaks cdirectly cto cacceptance.
PTS: c1 cDIF: cCognitive cLevel: cUnderstand c(Comprehension)
REF: cPages c30-3, c22 cTOP: cNursing cProcess: cAssessment
MSC: cClient cNeeds: cPsychosocial cIntegrity
5. cAfter cthe cdeath cof chis cwife, ca cman csays, c"I ccan't clive cwithout cher c... cshe cwas cmy
cwhole clife." cSelect cthe cnurse's cmost ctherapeutic creply.
a. c"Each cday cwill cget ca clittle cbetter."
b. c"Her cdeath cis ca cterrible closs cfor cyou."
c. c"It's cimportant cto crecognize cthat cshe cis cno clonger csuffering."
d. c"Your cfriends cwill chelp cyou ccope cwith cthis cchange cin cyour clife." c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔ANS: cB
A cstatement cthat cvalidates cthe cbereaved cperson's closs cis cmore chelpful cthan
ccommonplace cclichés. cIt csignifies cunderstanding. cThe cother coptions care cclichés.
PTS: c1 cDIF: cCognitive cLevel: cApply c(Application) c
REF: cPages c30-7, c33 c(Table c30-1), c35 c(Table c30-3) c
TOP: cNursing cProcess: cImplementation cMSC: cClient cNeeds: cPsychosocial cIntegrity
6. cA cwoman cjust creceived cnotification cthat cher chusband cdied. cShe capproaches cthe
cnurse cwho ccared cfor chim cduring chis clast chours cand csays cangrily, c"If cyou chad cgiven chim
cyour cundivided cattention, che cwould cstill cbe calive." cWhich canalysis capplies?
a. cThe ccomment cwarns cof ca cmalpractice csuit.
