The mother of a child with a severe genetic disorder experiences chronic sorrow. The nurse providing care for this family would be especially alert to manifestations of sorrow at which times?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. During clinic visits
2. The child's birthday
3. Holidays
4. Continuously
5. Events such as high school graduations or weddings
2,3,5
Rationale 1: Chronic sorrow may be alleviated by contact with a caring health professional.
Rationale 2: Milestone events such as birthdays may evoke feeling of sadness.
Rationale 3: Holidays are developmental experiences that may evoke sadness.
Rationale 4: Chronic sorrow is rarely continuous but rather manifests at intervals.
Rationale 5: Sorrow may be exacerbated by situations that signify normal growth and development in other children.
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