The nurse working with the caregivers of a child with a chronic illness is aware that the family will:
a. have likely completed the grieving process
b. experience recurring grief and adjustment at predictable times during the child's life
c. be consistently maladjusted as long as they are responsible for the child's care
d. burn out early but regain their strength then working with the professional team
B
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A Incorrect: The family of a child with a chronic condition do go through an adjustment process similar to the grieving process. However, this process does not happen just once with a final resolution of acceptance as suggested by the stage perspective as seen in the grieving process.
B Correct: The family of a child with a chronic condition do experience recurring grief and adjustment at predictable times during the child's life. This concept is called chronic (cyclic) sorrow.
C Incorrect: The family of a child with a chronic condition are not consistently maladjusted as long as they are responsible for the child's care. This is the view of the deficit-orientation model. The health-oriented model proponents do not deny that the family may be maladjusted, but instead focus on positive aspects of life.
D Incorrect: The family of a child with a chronic condition must learn to manage the illness and identify resources, and maintain the family unit for an extended period of time.
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