A 67-year-old woman experienced the death of her husband from a sudden myocardial infarction 5 weeks ago
The nurse recognizes that the woman will be going through the process of mourning for an extended period of time. What processes of mourning will allow the woman to accommodate the loss in a healthy way? Select all that apply.
A) Reiterating her anger at her husband's care team
B) Reinvesting in new relationships at the appropriate time
C) Reminiscing about the relationship she had with her husband
D) Relinquishing old attachments to her husband at the appropriate time
E) Renewing her lifelong commitment to her husband
Ans: B, C, D
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Six key processes of mourning allow people to accommodate to the loss in a healthy way:
1.) Recognition of the loss
2.) Reaction to the separation, and experiencing and expressing the pain of the loss
3.) Recollection and re-experiencing the deceased, the relationship, and the associated feelings
4.) Relinquishing old attachments to the deceased
5.) Readjustment to adapt to the new world without forgetting the old
6.) Reinvestment
Reiterating her anger and renewing her lifelong commitment may be counterproductive to the mourning process.
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