NURS 230 Final Questions with Answers (100% Correct
Answers)
What is loss? —Answer: absence of something or someone that a person has formed an
attachment to
What is grief? —Answer: emotional response to loss
What are some physical reactions to loss? —Answer: Tightness in the chest and throat,
oversensitivity to noise, breathlessness, muscular weakness, lack of energy, fatigue, sleep
disturbances, changes in appetite
What are some emotional reactions to loss? —Answer: Numbness, loneliness, sadness, sorrow,
guilt, shock, anxiety, depression, anger, agitation, lack of interest or motivation, lower level of
patience or tolerance
What are some cognitive reactions to loss? —Answer: Preoccupation with the deceased,
forgetfulness, preoccupation with the loss, inability to concentrate or to retain information,
disorganization, feeling confused
What are some behavioral reactions to loss? —Answer: Crying, insomnia, restlessness,
withdrawal, irritability, apathy, impaired work performance
What are the 5 stages of grief and loss by Kubler-Ross? —Answer: 1. Denial
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Acceptance
What are the stages in the model of grief by Bowlby? —Answer: 1. Shock and numbness
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,2. Searching and yearning
3. Disorganization and repair
4. Reorganization
What are the stages of grief by Sheldon? —Answer: 1. Initial shock
2. Pangs of grief
3. Despair
4. Adjustment
What is anticipatory grief? —Answer: the type of grief experienced before a loss occurs
What is mourning? —Answer: the social expression of loss
What should you do if you you are helping an ethnic family during a loss? —Answer: Assess
the family's beliefs about death
What are the tasks during the process during grief and mourning? —Answer: 1. Accept reality
of loss
2. Begin to work through the pain of grief
3. (Final) Emotionally relocate the deceases and move on with life
What is bereavement? —Answer: includes both grief and mourning and can be described as
the inner feelings and outward expressions that people experiencing loss are demonstrating.
What is complicated grief? —Answer: occurs when a person is not able to progress through the
normal stages of grieving
What are some symptoms of complicated grief? —Answer: Intense longing for the deceased,
denial of the death or sense of disbelief, and extreme anger or bitterness over the loss
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,How long do grief symptoms last? —Answer: Over 6 months
What are types of death that put people at risk for complicated grief? —Answer: Trauma,
suicide, homicide, or any unexpected death
What are the four types of complicated grief? —Answer: 1. Chronic grief
2. Delayed grief
3. Masked grief
4. Exaggerated grief
What is chronic grief? —Answer: grief reactions that do not diminish over time and continue
for an indefinite or very long period.
What is delayed grief? —Answer: conscious or unconscious suppression of the grief reaction to
avoid the pain that has occurred with the loss
What is masked grief? —Answer: unconscious behaviors that interfere with normal
functioning that are concealing the actual grieving process
What is exaggerated grief? —Answer: grief overwhelms and person cannot function in daily
life (unhealthy coping mechanisms with drugs or alcohol)
What is disenfranchised grief? —Answer: encountered when a loss happens that cannot be
openly acknowledged or publicly shared by the grieving individual
Who are at risk for disenfranchised? —Answer: ex-spouses, ex-partners, friends, lovers,
mistresses, co-workers, mothers of stillborn babies, and even people who have terminated a
pregnancy
What are some factors that affect an individuals grieving process? —Answer: - Age of bereaved
- Age of deceased
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, - Health status of the survivor
- Cognitive status of the survivor
- Relationship of the deceased
- Coping styles and concurrent stressors
- Available support systems
- Socioeconomic status
- Religion and spirituality
- Type of loss
What is a complicated loss? —Answer: occur with a sudden death or traumatic death
What is Atelectasis? —Answer: complete or partial collapse of a lung
What causes Atelectasis? —Answer: blockage or collapse of air passages in at least one lobe of
the lungs
What is Acute pain? —Answer: Pain that results from an acute injury, has rapid onset, & short
duration, subsides when the injury is healed
What is cancer pain? —Answer: Pain that stems from cancer or cancer treatment (tumor
pressing on bone or nerves, organ obstruction, toxicity from chemo)
What is Noncancer pain? —Answer: Acute pain that proceeds to chronic pain and may be
prolonged and potentially life threatening (ex: whiplash injury, low back pain, osteoarthritis,
sickle cell disease, neuralgia)
What is Chronic pain? —Answer: Lasts longer than 6 months, may be episodic or continuous,
may cause disability
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Answers)
What is loss? —Answer: absence of something or someone that a person has formed an
attachment to
What is grief? —Answer: emotional response to loss
What are some physical reactions to loss? —Answer: Tightness in the chest and throat,
oversensitivity to noise, breathlessness, muscular weakness, lack of energy, fatigue, sleep
disturbances, changes in appetite
What are some emotional reactions to loss? —Answer: Numbness, loneliness, sadness, sorrow,
guilt, shock, anxiety, depression, anger, agitation, lack of interest or motivation, lower level of
patience or tolerance
What are some cognitive reactions to loss? —Answer: Preoccupation with the deceased,
forgetfulness, preoccupation with the loss, inability to concentrate or to retain information,
disorganization, feeling confused
What are some behavioral reactions to loss? —Answer: Crying, insomnia, restlessness,
withdrawal, irritability, apathy, impaired work performance
What are the 5 stages of grief and loss by Kubler-Ross? —Answer: 1. Denial
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Acceptance
What are the stages in the model of grief by Bowlby? —Answer: 1. Shock and numbness
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,2. Searching and yearning
3. Disorganization and repair
4. Reorganization
What are the stages of grief by Sheldon? —Answer: 1. Initial shock
2. Pangs of grief
3. Despair
4. Adjustment
What is anticipatory grief? —Answer: the type of grief experienced before a loss occurs
What is mourning? —Answer: the social expression of loss
What should you do if you you are helping an ethnic family during a loss? —Answer: Assess
the family's beliefs about death
What are the tasks during the process during grief and mourning? —Answer: 1. Accept reality
of loss
2. Begin to work through the pain of grief
3. (Final) Emotionally relocate the deceases and move on with life
What is bereavement? —Answer: includes both grief and mourning and can be described as
the inner feelings and outward expressions that people experiencing loss are demonstrating.
What is complicated grief? —Answer: occurs when a person is not able to progress through the
normal stages of grieving
What are some symptoms of complicated grief? —Answer: Intense longing for the deceased,
denial of the death or sense of disbelief, and extreme anger or bitterness over the loss
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,How long do grief symptoms last? —Answer: Over 6 months
What are types of death that put people at risk for complicated grief? —Answer: Trauma,
suicide, homicide, or any unexpected death
What are the four types of complicated grief? —Answer: 1. Chronic grief
2. Delayed grief
3. Masked grief
4. Exaggerated grief
What is chronic grief? —Answer: grief reactions that do not diminish over time and continue
for an indefinite or very long period.
What is delayed grief? —Answer: conscious or unconscious suppression of the grief reaction to
avoid the pain that has occurred with the loss
What is masked grief? —Answer: unconscious behaviors that interfere with normal
functioning that are concealing the actual grieving process
What is exaggerated grief? —Answer: grief overwhelms and person cannot function in daily
life (unhealthy coping mechanisms with drugs or alcohol)
What is disenfranchised grief? —Answer: encountered when a loss happens that cannot be
openly acknowledged or publicly shared by the grieving individual
Who are at risk for disenfranchised? —Answer: ex-spouses, ex-partners, friends, lovers,
mistresses, co-workers, mothers of stillborn babies, and even people who have terminated a
pregnancy
What are some factors that affect an individuals grieving process? —Answer: - Age of bereaved
- Age of deceased
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, - Health status of the survivor
- Cognitive status of the survivor
- Relationship of the deceased
- Coping styles and concurrent stressors
- Available support systems
- Socioeconomic status
- Religion and spirituality
- Type of loss
What is a complicated loss? —Answer: occur with a sudden death or traumatic death
What is Atelectasis? —Answer: complete or partial collapse of a lung
What causes Atelectasis? —Answer: blockage or collapse of air passages in at least one lobe of
the lungs
What is Acute pain? —Answer: Pain that results from an acute injury, has rapid onset, & short
duration, subsides when the injury is healed
What is cancer pain? —Answer: Pain that stems from cancer or cancer treatment (tumor
pressing on bone or nerves, organ obstruction, toxicity from chemo)
What is Noncancer pain? —Answer: Acute pain that proceeds to chronic pain and may be
prolonged and potentially life threatening (ex: whiplash injury, low back pain, osteoarthritis,
sickle cell disease, neuralgia)
What is Chronic pain? —Answer: Lasts longer than 6 months, may be episodic or continuous,
may cause disability
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