The home care nurse is planning a visit to an older patient whose ...

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The home care nurse is planning a visit to an older patient whose daughter died 6 months ago and the spouse died last month. For which potential health problem should the nurse assess the patient during the visit?
 
  1. Normal grief
  2. Complicated grief
  3. Anticipatory grief
  4. Uncompleted grief

Question 2

Statistically, which of the following elderly clients is at greatest risk for mistreatment in the domestic setting?
 
  A) an active 70-year-old woman with well-controlled diabetes who lives alone
  B) a healthy 75-year-old man who is a retired businessman and lives with his son
  C) an 82-year-old woman with severe osteoarthritis and macular degeneration who lives with her single daughter who has an adult son with cerebral palsy
  D) a 77-year-old man who has a history of coronary bypass surgery, is active, and lives with his wife

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Answer to Question 1

2
Rationale: Normal grief is an experience of sadness and loss with reactions may include pain, distress, and physical and emotional suffering. Normal grieving may take years to complete.

Answer to Question 2

C

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