Which patient would the nurse determine to be at highest risk for ...

[Brittanyd9008]

Which patient would the nurse determine to be at highest risk for dysfunctional grief? The patient:
 
  a. Whose 16-year-old daughter was raped and killed while going on an errand for the patient
  b. Whose 86-year-old mother, with whom she has shared her home, died after a long illness.
  c. Who attended a support group and had been assisted by hospice to care for her terminally ill husband
  d. Who attended a bereavement group, where she learned to express feelings after the deaths of her twin daughters

Question 2

Which intervention will the nurse planning care for a patient with acute grief implement?
 
  a. Providing information about the grief process
  b. Encouraging dependence on the nurse for support
  c. Suggesting utilization of community resources in a few weeks
  d. Advising the patient to minimize contact with nonfamily members

[ngr69]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
The traumatic nature of the death makes this patient at highest risk. The death of the mother was of an elderly person and expected. The remaining options involve patients involved with hospice or support groups that lessen the likelihood for dysfunctional grief.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
Patient education is always helpful. Limiting contact with support is not helpful. Postponing use of resources and encouraging dependence on the nurse are unhelpful and therefore incor-rect.

[Brittanyd9008]

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[ngr69]

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