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Caiter2013 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

The nurse caring for a terminally ill patient notes that the spouse is beginning to distance himself from the patient. The nurse suspects that the spouse is exhibiting which of the following?

a. unresolved grief c. disenfranchised grief
b. dysfunctional grief d. anticipatory grief

Question 2

One of the biggest differences between medical and nursing models is that medical models

a. focus on preventing disease
b. focus on maintaining health
c. are devoted to curing diseases and restoring health
d. are concerned with the interrelationships between body, mind, and spirit

sarajane1989 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
Anticipatory grief is the occurrence of grief work before an expected loss. This type of grief may lead to family members' distancing themselves and not being able to provide support. Dysfunctional grief is when the person experiencing the grief does not progress through the stages or fails to demonstrate the behaviors commonly associated with grief. Disenfranchised grief contributes to dysfunctional grief. It is grief experienced in situations where grief is discouraged and social supports are absent. Unresolved grief is the outcome from dysfunctional and disenfranchised grief.

Answer to Question 2

C