You are the nurse working with a child whose grandparent died. When the child has completed the first three tasks of mourning according to Worden and is ready to work on the fourth task, you would most help him by:
a. keeping the child busy so he doesn't have time to think about his loss
b. reminding the child that the grandparent is not returning to life
c. keeping the child focused on the family members he has left in his life
d. helping the child make a scrapbook or write a poem about the grandparent
D
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A Incorrect. Working with a child whose grandparent has died, then the child has completed the first three tasks of mourning according to Worden and is ready to work on the fourth task, you would not most help him by keeping the child busy so he doesn't have time to think about his loss.
B Incorrect. Working with a child whose grandparent has died, then the child has completed the first three tasks of mourning according to Worden and is ready to work on the fourth task, you would not most help him reminding the child that the grandparent is not returning to life.
C Incorrect. Working with a child whose grandparent has died, then the child has completed the first three tasks of mourning according to Worden and is ready to work on the fourth task, you would not most help him by keeping the child focused on the family members he has left in his life.
D Correct. Working with a child whose grandparent has died, then the child has completed the first three tasks of mourning according to Worden and is ready to work on the fourth task, you would most help him by helping the child make a scrapbook or write a poem about the grandparent. The fourth task of mourning involves finding a new and appropriate place for the deceased in one's emotional life, i.e., finding ways to memorialize the person.
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