A hospice nurse is critically evaluating various models of grief used for terminally ill clients and their families. Which should the nurse recognize when applying these models to individual client cases?
A) No clear timetables exist, nor are there clear-cut stages of grief.
B) There is strong research proving that these models are not useful for many dying clients.
C) The models serve as clear and definitive predictors of grief behaviors.
D) The Kübler-Ross model is primarily used to describe anticipatory grief.
Answer: A
Although the models of grief are useful in guiding the 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 clearly or definitively predict grief behaviors. No research exists that proves these models are not useful.
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