The home care nurse is planning a visit to an older patient whose daughter died 6 months ago and the spouse died last month. For which potential health problem should the nurse assess the patient during the visit?
1. Normal grief
2. Complicated grief
3. Anticipatory grief
4. Uncompleted grief
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Rationale: Normal grief is an experience of sadness and loss with reactions may include pain, distress, and physical and emotional suffering. Normal grieving may take years to complete.
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_______________________ is a subjective state of emotional, physical, and social responses to the loss of a valued entity
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A) they are water soluble and circulate freely in the blood. B) they are degraded by enzymes in the blood. C) they are inactive in the bound state. D) they will be converted into a useable form by enzymes in the blood.
Which of nursing action demonstrates the appropriate technique for removing a mask?
1. Bend the strip at the top of the mask. 2. Loop the ties over the ears. 3. Tie the strings in a bow. 4. Touch the mask by the strings only.
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a. True b. False