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NUR 215 FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
TEST BANK| COMPLETE 350 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+| NUR 215 FINAL
EXAM PREP 2025| ARIZONA COLLEGE OF NURSING
(BRAND NEW!!)
Loss .....ANSWER..... the undesired change or removal of a valued
object, person, or situation
actual loss .....ANSWER..... Includes the death of a loved one (or
relationship), theft, deterioration, destruction, and natural
disaster.
Can be identified by others, not just the person experiencing it
Perceived loss .....ANSWER..... internal, identified only by the
person experiencing it (i.e. woman diagnosed with STI feeling she
lost her purity)
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Physical loss .....ANSWER..... includes injuries, removal of an
organ, and loss of function
Psychological loss .....ANSWER..... aka internal loss
Challenge our belief system. Commonly seen in the areas of
sexuality, control, fairness, meaning, and trust.
External loss .....ANSWER..... actual losses of objects that are
important to the person because of their cost or sentimental value
can be brought about by theft, destruction, or disasters
Environmental loss .....ANSWER..... involves a change in the
familiar, even if the change is perceived as positive
moving to a new home, getting a new job, going to college
Loss of significant relationships .....ANSWER..... Includes actual loss
of spouses, siblings, family members, or significant others through
death, divorce, or separation
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Grief .....ANSWER..... Physical, psychological, and spiritual
responses to a loss
Mourning .....ANSWER..... actions associated with grief
Bereavement .....ANSWER..... mourning and adjustment time
following a loss
Types of grief .....ANSWER..... uncomplicated (normal grief)
anticipatory
complicated
chronic
delayed
masked
disenfranchised
uncomplicated grief .....ANSWER..... aka normal grief
the natural response to a loss
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Anticipatory grief .....ANSWER..... experienced before a loss
occurs
wife caring for ill husband, diminishing mental capacity with
Alezheimer's
Complicated grief .....ANSWER..... prolonged, acute grief
characterized by length of time (longer than six months) and
intensity of emotion (maladaptive, dysfunctional, prolonged, or
overwhelming)
Risk factors:
previous loss, exposure to trauma, sudden death of a significant
other, emotional instability, lack of social support
Examples: chronic, masked, and delayed guilt
Chronic grief .....ANSWER..... excessive in duration, with little
resolution of feelings and inability to rejoin normal life
NUR 215 FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
TEST BANK| COMPLETE 350 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+| NUR 215 FINAL
EXAM PREP 2025| ARIZONA COLLEGE OF NURSING
(BRAND NEW!!)
Loss .....ANSWER..... the undesired change or removal of a valued
object, person, or situation
actual loss .....ANSWER..... Includes the death of a loved one (or
relationship), theft, deterioration, destruction, and natural
disaster.
Can be identified by others, not just the person experiencing it
Perceived loss .....ANSWER..... internal, identified only by the
person experiencing it (i.e. woman diagnosed with STI feeling she
lost her purity)
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Physical loss .....ANSWER..... includes injuries, removal of an
organ, and loss of function
Psychological loss .....ANSWER..... aka internal loss
Challenge our belief system. Commonly seen in the areas of
sexuality, control, fairness, meaning, and trust.
External loss .....ANSWER..... actual losses of objects that are
important to the person because of their cost or sentimental value
can be brought about by theft, destruction, or disasters
Environmental loss .....ANSWER..... involves a change in the
familiar, even if the change is perceived as positive
moving to a new home, getting a new job, going to college
Loss of significant relationships .....ANSWER..... Includes actual loss
of spouses, siblings, family members, or significant others through
death, divorce, or separation
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Grief .....ANSWER..... Physical, psychological, and spiritual
responses to a loss
Mourning .....ANSWER..... actions associated with grief
Bereavement .....ANSWER..... mourning and adjustment time
following a loss
Types of grief .....ANSWER..... uncomplicated (normal grief)
anticipatory
complicated
chronic
delayed
masked
disenfranchised
uncomplicated grief .....ANSWER..... aka normal grief
the natural response to a loss
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Anticipatory grief .....ANSWER..... experienced before a loss
occurs
wife caring for ill husband, diminishing mental capacity with
Alezheimer's
Complicated grief .....ANSWER..... prolonged, acute grief
characterized by length of time (longer than six months) and
intensity of emotion (maladaptive, dysfunctional, prolonged, or
overwhelming)
Risk factors:
previous loss, exposure to trauma, sudden death of a significant
other, emotional instability, lack of social support
Examples: chronic, masked, and delayed guilt
Chronic grief .....ANSWER..... excessive in duration, with little
resolution of feelings and inability to rejoin normal life
