A patient is explaining her experiences after the sudden death of ...

[Jipu 123]

A patient is explaining her experiences after the sudden death of her daughter a few years ago. If Elizabeth Kbler-Ross's sequence is applied, in which order did the patient experience the stages of death and dying?
 
  Rank the patient's statements in the order they would have been made.
 
  Choice 1. I have to admit I tried to make a deal with God to bring her back to me.
  Choice 2. I'm going to try to use my experience with her illness to help other parents.
  Choice 3. I cannot get my mind around it. I still keep waiting for her to come home from school.
  Choice 4. I can hardly get out of bed because I just want to sleep.
  Choice 5. I just feel so mad at her for leaving me

Question 2

A terminally ill patient is receiving palliative care. What does the nurse understand the purpose of this type of care to be?
 
  1. alleviating suffering and enhancing quality of life
  2. reducing pain and preventing medical complications
  3. controlling side effects of illness while postponing death
  4. withdrawing all medical care to allow natural death

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Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 3,5,1,4,2

Elizabeth Kbler-Ross's research about death and dying provided a framework for gaining insight about the stages of coping with an impending or actual loss. The stages are denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and finally acceptance.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 1

The purpose of palliative care is to provide comprehensive care focused on alleviating suffering and enhancing quality of life. Medical complications can be controlled but not prevented. The purpose is not specifically to postpone death. Withdrawing all medical care would be inappropriate as it would cause more suffering.