Author Question: An older woman is preparing to move in with her daughter following the death of her spouse of 55 ... (Read 88 times)

09madisonrousseau09 · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

An older woman is preparing to move in with her daughter following the death of her spouse of 55 years. The daughter asks a nurse, I know we are doing the right thing for mom, but I am a bit nervous about this.

Do you have any suggestions about things that we should do in preparation? The nurse re-sponds: (Select all that apply.)
a. Have you chosen an area of the house for your mom to live in?
b. Have you considered scheduling regular visits for your mom with your sister who lives out of state?
c. You have every right to be nervous; mul-tigenerational households are usually not successful.
d. Have you investigated what activities are available at the senior center near your home?
e. Since your mom is so computer literate she can stay in touch with her friends when she moves.

Question 2

Which behavior is characteristic of grief by a disenfranchised adult child in response to a parent's death following a lengthy, painful illness?

a. Crying out loudly while invoking God's help to go on with life
b. Announcing to family members, I've al-ready grieved the loss.
c. Having difficulty even deciding what to wear to the funeral
d. Going on a drinking binge instead of at-tending the funeral

frogdreck123456 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A, B, D, E
There are some important modifications that may need to be made when adding an older person to the household, which include arranging semiprivate living quarters if possible, scheduling reg-ular visits to other relatives to give each family time for respite and privacy, and arranging senior activities for the older person to help keep contact with members of his or her own generation. It is important to consider how the older person will feel about giving up familiar surroundings and friends. There are a growing number of intergenerational families.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
The individual is exhibiting disenfranchised grief since situations have distanced him or her from the family, making grieving openly impossible. Pathological grief begins with a normal grieving process, but obstacles interfere with a normal evolution toward adjustment, causing reactions to be exaggerated. Anticipatory grief is a response to a real or perceived loss before the loss occurs. Acute grief is a crisis; it is a syndrome of physical and psychological symptoms of distress, often accompanied by functional disruption.