Grief and loss

A patient has a new colostomy placed and states "I cannot live my life like I used to". What type of loss is this patient experiencing?

• Actual

• Percieved

• Maturation

• Anticipatory

A person experiences a significant loss and refuses to acknowledge the loss. What type of grief is the person demonstrating

• Mourning

• Dysfunctional

• Disenfranchised

True or false: There is a time limit by which a person should be done grieving a major loss.

• True

• False

Which of the following are signs of impending death in a person we know is actively dying? Select all that apply.

• gurgling

• loss of continence

• mottling skin

• Cheyne-Stokes respirations

• Elevated BP

A legal document that tells providers how you want to be treated if you cannot make decisions about your medical treatment.

• Living Will

• POLST

• DPOA for HC

True or false: The nursing practicing on the hospital unit where a patient is being kept alive by medical intervention but has been declared brain dead should approach the family about organ donation?

• True

• False

True or false: If a patient asks the nurse to pray with them, but the nurse would feel uncomfortable, the nurse should do it anyway to support the patient's spiritual health.

• True

• False

Select all that apply: Which of the following are aspects of spiritual health?

• Purpose

• Love

• Belonging

• Forgiveness