Author Question: The mourning process is more difficult when the bereaved: a. was relatively independent of the ... (Read 51 times)

panfilo · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

The mourning process is more difficult when the bereaved:

a. was relatively independent of the deceased.
b. has experienced a number of previous losses.
c. accepts that death is expected for older adults.
d. had few unresolved conflicts with the deceased.

Question 2

Shortly after a man's wife dies, the man approaches the nurse who cared for his wife during the final hours of life and says angrily, If you had given her your undivided attention, she would still be alive. Which analysis applies?

a. The comment summarizes the nurse's inadequacies.
b. Anger is a phenomenon experienced during grieving.
c. The patient had ambivalent feelings about his spouse.
d. In some cultures, grief is expressed solely through anger.

AaaA · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Factors that have negative effects on the mourning process include a high dependency on the deceased, ambivalence toward the deceased, a poor or absent support system, a high number of past losses or other recent losses, poor physical or mental health, and young age of the deceased. Data do not support the incorrect options.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Anger may protect the bereaved from facing the devastating reality of the loss. Anger expressed during mourning is not directed toward the nurse, personally, although accusations and blame may make him or her feel as though it is.