A child drowned while swimming in a local lake 4 years earlier. Which behavior indicates that the parents are effectively coping with their loss? The parents:
a. prohibit their other children from going swimming.
b. keep a place set for the dead child at the family dinner table.
c. keep their child's room exactly as the child left it 4 years ago.
d. throw flowers on the lake at each anniversary date of the accident.
ANS: D
The loss of a child is among the highest risk situations for dysfunctional grieving. The parents who throw flowers across the lake on each anniversary date of the accident are effectively using a ritual to express their feelings openly. The other behaviors indicate the parents are isolating themselves or denying their feelings or both.
You might also like to view...
A 4-year-old has acute glomerulonephritis, and is admitted to the hospital. Which is an appropriate nursing diagnosis for this child?
1. Risk for injury related to loss of blood in urine 2. Fluid volume excess related to decreased plasma filtration 3. Risk for infection related to hypertension 4. Altered growth and development related to a chronic disease
In girls, what is the initial indication of puberty?
a. Menarche b. Growth spurt c. Breast development d. Growth of pubic hair
The dying child says, "When I am dead, will you come visit me?" This view of death is most likely that of what age a child of what age?
a. toddler c. school-age b. preschool d. adolescent
Which arthropod bite can contain cytotoxic and hemolytic toxins that may destroy tissue?
a. Tick b. Brown recluse spider c. Wasp d. Stinging caterpillar