Chapter 20: Loss and Grief

Chapter 20: Loss and Grief

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. The client is 21 years old and has just been given the diagnosis of terminal cancer. She is coping with a(n) ____ loss.

ANS:  C

Internal losses are personal and include losses that involve the self. Expected loss occurs gradually; imagined loss is perceived; and temporary loss is reversible.

PTS:   1                    DIF:    Cognitive Level: Comprehension     REF:   p. 226

OBJ:   1                    TOP:   Characteristics of Loss

KEY:  Nursing Process Step: Assessment   MSC:  Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity

2. The group best able to accept their losses and grow from their experiences is:

ANS:  A

Adults who have experienced loss learn to accept their losses and learn from their experiences.

PTS:   1                    DIF:    Cognitive Level: Knowledge            REF:   p. 227

OBJ:   2                    TOP:   Loss Behaviors Throughout the Life Cycle

KEY:  Nursing Process Step: Assessment   MSC:  Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity

3. The set of emotional reactions that accompany a loss is called:

ANS:  A

Grief is the set of emotional reactions that accompany a loss. Anxiety is a vague, uneasy feeling that is not specifically related to a loss. Mourning refers to the process of resolving a loss, and bereavement refers to the thoughts, feelings, and activities following a loss.

PTS:   1                    DIF:    Cognitive Level: Knowledge            REF:   p. 228

OBJ:   3                    TOP:   The Nature of Grief and Mourning   KEY:  Nursing Process Step: N/A

MSC:  Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity

4. The behavioral state of thoughts, feelings, and activities that follow a loss is called:

ANS:  D

This state is different with every person. Grief is the set of emotional reactions that accompany a loss. Anxiety is a vague, uneasy feeling that is not specifically related to a loss. Mourning is the process of working through or resolving one’s grief.

PTS:   1                    DIF:    Cognitive Level: Knowledge            REF:   p. 228

OBJ:   3                    TOP:   The Nature of Grief and Mourning

KEY:  Nursing Process Step: Assessment   MSC:  Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity