The nurse critically evaluates various models of grief used for terminally ill clients and their families. What should the nurse recognize when applying these models to individual cases?
1. The Kübler-Ross model is primarily used to describe anticipatory grief.
2. No clear timetables exist, nor are there clear-cut stages of grief.
3. The models serve as clear and definitive predictors of grief behaviors.
4. There is strong research proving that these models are not useful for many dying clients.
2. No clear timetables exist, nor are there clear-cut stages of grief.
Rationale:
Although the models of grief are useful in guiding nursing care of clients who are experiencing loss, there are no clear-cut stages of grief, nor are there exact timetables. Kübler-Ross describes all stages of grief and grieving. None of the models are clear or definitive predictors of grief behaviors. No research exists that proves these models are not useful.
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