Author Question: A woman is called into her supervisor's office regarding her deteriorating work performance since ... (Read 56 times)

K@ · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

A woman is called into her supervisor's office regarding her deteriorating work performance since the loss of her husband 2 years ago. The woman begins sobbing and saying that she is falling apart at home as well.

The woman is escorted to the nurse's office, where the nurse recognizes the woman's symptoms as which of the following?
a. Normal grief
b. Complicated grief
c. Disenfranchised grief
d. Perceived grief

Question 2

A man is hospitalized after surgery that amputated both lower extremities owing to injuries sustained during military service. The nurse should recognize his need to grieve for what type of loss?

a. Maturational loss
b. Situational loss
c. Perceived loss
d. Uncomplicated loss

pallen55 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Complicated or dysfunctional grief occurs when an individual has a complicated grieving process that interferes with common routines of life for excessively long periods of time. Normal grief is the most common reaction to death; it involves a complex range of normal coping strategies. Disenfranchised grief involves a relationship that is not socially sanctioned. Perceived grief is not a type of grief; perceived loss is a loss that is not obvious to other people.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Loss of a body part from injury is a situational loss. Maturational losses occur as part of normal life transitions. Perceived loss is not obvious to other people. Uncomplicated is not a type of loss; it is a description of normal grief.