When the nurse is dealing with a patient who is grieving, the nurse bases the care on the knowledge that grief that is helpful or assists the person in accepting the reality of death is called:
1. dysfunctional grief.
2. unresolved grief.
3. adaptive grief.
4. maladaptive grief.
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Adaptive grief assists the person in accepting the reality of death.
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Which outcome would be most appropriate for a symptom-management group for persons with schizophrenia? Group members:
a. state the names of their medications. b. resolve conflicts within their families. c. describe ways to cope with their illness. d. rate anxiety at least two points lower.
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Reviewing a client's chart, the nurse finds that the client has odynophagia. The nurse questions the client about experience with
a. dulled taste. b. intermittent difficulty with swallowing. c. knife-like pain. d. throbbing sensations in the throat.