Chapter 20: Loss and Grief

Chapter 20: Loss and Grief

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. The clients have just survived a flood in which they lost their home, car, and all personal belongings. They are experiencing a(n):

ANS:  B

External losses include those losses outside the individual. A grief reaction refers to how the client reacts to a loss; internal loss refers to losses that include a part of oneself; and permanent loss is irreversible.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Comprehension     REF:   Page 213        OBJ:   1

TOP:   The Nature of Loss                          KEY:  Nursing Process Step: Assessment

MSC:  Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity

2. 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.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Comprehension     REF:   Page 214        OBJ:   1

TOP:   Characteristics of Loss                    KEY:  Nursing Process Step: Assessment

MSC:  Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity

3. School-age children have some idea about causes and events, but they still associate loss with:

ANS:  B

The child often feels responsible for the loss. Concern for themselves refers to toddlers’ reactions to loss. Viewing causes and events as a sequence of natural events is associated with adult thinking, and adult thinking and childlike reactions refer to the response of adolescents.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Knowledge            REF:   Page 214        OBJ:   2

TOP:   Behaviors Associated with Loss       KEY:  Nursing Process Step: Assessment

MSC:  Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity

4. 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.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Knowledge            REF:   Page 214        OBJ:   2

TOP:   Behaviors Associated with Loss       KEY:  Nursing Process Step: Assessment

MSC:  Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity