Author Question: The 5-year-old brother of a client who died of leukemia says, She died because I wished her dead. ... (Read 42 times)

xroflmao · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

The 5-year-old brother of a client who died of leukemia says, She died because I wished her dead. The best interpretation of this behavior by the nurse is that:

a. the child is lying.
b. the child is exhibiting magical thinking typical of this age group.
c. the child may have done something bad to the sister.
d. this behavior is not typical of this age group.

Question 2

The spouse of a deceased client is entering the stage of restitution. According to Engle's theory of grief, this stage includes:

a. disorientation.
b. feelings of helplessness.
c. emergence of bodily symptoms.
d. anger and hostility.