The nurse is working on a busy pediatric oncology unit and has just lost her first patient. Which of the following activities would help the nurse cope with feelings of grief?
1. Keeping a scrap book of pictures of clients after they have died
2. Taking a week off from work in order to grieve
3. Attending the wake or funeral of the child
4. Leaving the unit to go home immediately after the child has died
3. Attending the wake or funeral of the child
Rationale:
Nurses need closure for their grief in much the same way families do. Attending the wake and/or funeral allows the nurse time to say goodbye and offers support to the family. Keeping a scrapbook of pictures of dead clients is not a healthy way to resolve grief. Taking a week off from work is probably not healthy or realistic. Leaving the unit immediately after death is desertion of a sort. The nurse should stay with the family and give death care with the family to the child, as this will also help with closure.
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