An elderly couple who lived in the same home for the past 50 ...

[notis]

An elderly couple who lived in the same home for the past 50 years have moved into an adult retirement center in a nearby town. Changes in lifestyle such as this couple is expe-riencing should alert the nurse to the possibility of:
 
  a. Acute grief
  b. Traumatic grief
  c. Chronic sorrow
  d. Adventitious crisis

Question 2

A patient is being seen for symptoms of insomnia and significant weight loss that has occurred during the 2 months since her husband's death. What is the purpose of the que-ry, Describe how it has been for you since your husband died?
 
  a. To display an attitude of concern and sympathy to the patient
  b. To learn whether the patient has a significant support system
  c. To rule out factors that may interfere with diagnosing her illness
  d. To determine the risk for pathologic grief and the need for grief therapy

[jointhecircus]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Adjustment to life cycle transitions may initiate acute grief. This could be a situational crisis but not an adventitious crisis. There are no indications that this will become chronic and lacks the magnitude needed to result in traumatic grief.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
The question is a common assessment question to determine the grief work that has been done. The query does not ask about support systems or specific factors, and the query is more than a display of concern.

[notis]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[recede]

Excellent