The three children of a 75-year-old woman are being counseled by a hospice nurse. Their mother recently died from breast cancer, and the three children are experiencing differing stages of grief
The hospice nurse discusses the grieving process with the three children. What would the nurse define as a basic goal of the grieving process?
A) Healing the self
B) Constant reflection on the loss
C) Encouraging sadness and depression
D) Effectively role-modeling loss for offspring
Ans: A
Feedback: The grieving process may be different in duration for each person experiencing a loss. There are two basic goals of grieving: healing the self and recovering from the loss. Constant reflection on the loss, the encouraging of sadness and depression, or effectively role-modeling loss for offspring are not basic goals of the grieving process.
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