The nurse is working with children in hospice care. The mother of ...

[justinmsk]

The nurse is working with children in hospice care. The mother of a young child with cancer talks with the nurse about the future holiday celebrations she will miss with her child. Which is the mother experiencing based on these data?
 
  1. Actual loss
  2. Perceived loss
  3. Anticipatory loss
  4. Loss

Question 2

A school bus carrying children in grades K12 crashed into a ravine. The critically injured children are transported by ambulance and admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Which is the most effective nursing intervention to calm the frightened children?
 
  1. Explain that the equipment being used is state-of-the-art.
  2. Tell the children that the providers are competent.
  3. Call the children's parents to come to the unit.
  4. Assure the children that the nurses are caring.

[briezy]

Answer to Question 1

3
Explanation:
1. Actual loss is a real loss objectively confirmed by others.
2. A perceived loss is subjectively experienced by a person, but cannot be confirmed by others.
3. Anticipatory loss is experienced before the loss actually transpires.
4. Loss is a general term for something of value being changed, no longer available, or no longer able to be experienced by an individual.

Answer to Question 2

3
Explanation:
1. Children often cannot recognize or care about state-of-the-art equipment.
2. Healthcare providers, no matter how competent or caring, cannot substitute for parents.
3. A sense of physical and psychologic security is best achieved by the presence of parents. Children at all developmental levels look first to their parents or whoever acts as their parents for safety and security.
4. Healthcare providers, no matter how competent or caring, cannot substitute for parents.