In working with children and families who have experienced a loss ...

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In working with children and families who have experienced a loss of a family member, the nurse keeps in mind:
 
  a. people experiencing a loss follow a predictable pattern in terms of grief and bereavement
  b. individuals who have a mental illness themselves, or in the family, will grieve differently
  c. each person's response to a loss is different and each person's bereavement is different
  d. people who are close to the grieving person can often predict their grieving pattern

Question 2

Which of the following terms refers to the age determined by state law when an individual is said to have all the legal rights and responsibilities of an adult?
 
  a. young adult c. age of majority
  b. postteen d. legal adult

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Answer to Question 1

C

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A Incorrect. In working with children and families who have experienced a loss of a family member, the nurse realizes that people experiencing a loss do not follow a predictable pattern in terms of grief and bereavement.
B Incorrect. In working with children and families who have experienced a loss of a family member, the nurse is not most attuned to mental illness and the grieving process.
C Correct. One can describe grief as the reaction an individual has to a loss, and bereavement as the behaviors one exhibits after the loss. Each person's response is different; therefore, each person's bereavement will be different.
D Incorrect. In working with children and families who have experienced a loss of a family member, the nurse keeps in mind that grief and bereavement is individual and largely unpredictable.

Answer to Question 2

C

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A Incorrect. State laws are very specific about the age of majority, and it is always stated as age in years.
B Incorrect. State laws are very specific about the age of majority, and it is always stated as age in years.
C Correct. State laws define the age of majority as an age in years at which time the individual is said to have all the legal rights and responsibilities of an adult.
D Incorrect. State laws are very specific about the age of majority, and it is always stated as age in years.

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