Author Question: A new nurse has just begun work in a mental health facility. During orientation, the nurse learns ... (Read 67 times)

dbose · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A new nurse has just begun work in a mental health facility. During orientation, the nurse learns about chronic sorrow. What should this nurse learn that is considered chronic sorrow?

A) Twelve continuous months of coping with a loss
B) Inability to complete the coping process
C) A prolonged and intensified resolution
D) A prolonged and intensified reaction

Question 2

A 28-year-old woman, whose husband and two children were killed in a hurricane 3 years ago, has dated several men in the past 18 months.

She has never allowed a serious relationship to develop, always finding a reason to end the relationship after a couple of months. What is a reason that this woman may not be able to form a serious, lasting relationship with a man?
A) Unresolved grieving from a loss when she was 15 years old
B) The patient has had multiple losses
C) Guilt with regard to circumstances at or near the time of loss
D) The patient has ambivalent feelings toward the lost person