Module 11

What is happening in this image?

• Mottling

• Bruising

A nurse is educating a group of newly licensed nurses about the different types of grief. What should the nurse include?

• Normal grief is caused by the death of a loved one or the ending of a relationship

• Anticipatory grief is experienced before the loss of someone or something

• Prolonged grief disorder (PGD) is experienced by clients who are unable to accept the death of the loved one

• Disenfranchised grief is related to a relationship that does not coincide with what is considered by society to be a recognized or justified loss

A nurse is educating a clients wife about palliative care. What should the nurse include?

• Clients can still be receiving curative treatments

• Services are unrestricted by time

• Offers respite care to the caregiver

• Typically delivered in the home

Which of the following is an example of denial?

• A client with incurable cancer that insists the report is wrong

• A client who is crying after receiving their prognosis

• A client bargaining with god to make the cancer go away

A nurse is educating a group of newly licensed nurses about common grief reactions. What should the nurse include in her teaching?

• Guilt

• Trouble concentrating

• Muscle Weakness

• Loss of appetite

A nurse is discussing hospice care services with Mr. Jones and his wife after finding out he has metastatic lung cancer and his prognosis is less than 60 months. What are some things the nurse should include about hospice care services?

• Hospice care is not curative

• Hospice care focuses on comfort and support

• Hospice care helps find a cure

• Hospice care gives them more time

A nurse is planning to teach a group of newly licensed nurses about infants and toddlers response to grief and loss. What common reactions should the nurse include in her teaching?

• Changes in eating patterns

• Changes in sleeping patterns

• May experience weight loss

• Toileting problems

A hospice nurse is caring for a client who is actively dying. What should the nurse expect while caring for this client?

• Death rattle

• Pain

• Hallucinations

• Mottling

A nurse is caring for an 11 month old with Leukemia when the mother states "this is so overwhelming". Using the NURSE mnemonic what should the nurse do first?

• Identify what the mother stated, and identify the emotions expressed by the mother

• Respond with There is a lot happening right now. What can I do to assist you?

• Respond with I am very impressed with your ability to manage everything.

• Respond with I am here all day for you.

A nurse is collecting data on a client who is grieving the loss of her mother. Which symptoms indicate the client is in the denial stage according to Kubler-Ross's five stages of grief?

• Feelings of Numbness

• Shock

• Feeling of abandonment

• Blame