Most parents of children with special needs tend to experience ...

[ereecah]

Most parents of children with special needs tend to experience chronic sorrow. This is characterized by:
 
  a. Lack of acceptance of the child's limitation.
  b. Lack of available support to prevent sorrow.
  c. Periods of intensified sorrow when experiencing anger and guilt.
  d. Periods of intensified sorrow and loss that occur in waves over time.

Question 2

The nurse comes into the room of a child who was just diagnosed with a chronic disability. The child's parents begin to yell at the nurse about a variety of concerns. The nurse's best response is:
 
  a. What is really wrong?
  b. Being angry is only natural.
  c. Yelling at me will not change things.
  d. I will come back when you settle down.

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Chronic sorrow is manifested by feelings of sorrow and loss that recur in waves over time. The sorrow is in response to the recognition of the child's limitations. The family should be assessed in an ongoing manner to provide appropriate support as the needs of the family change. The sorrow is not preventable. The chronic sorrow occurs during the reintegration and acknowledgment stage.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Parental anger after the diagnosis of a child with a chronic disability is a common response. One of the most common targets for parental anger is members of the staff. The nurse should recognize the common response of anger to the diagnosis and allow the family to ventilate. What is really wrong? Yelling at me will not change things, and I will come back when you settle down are all possible responses, but they are not the likely reasons for this anger.

[ereecah]

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[bdobbins]

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