Mrs. Unger, a 76-year-old patient, has been suffering from liver cancer for more than a year. The family has requested hospice services. The family members are taking turns staying with Mrs. Unger. They have been reminiscing with Mrs
Unger about her life and are now saying their good-byes. The type of grief that this family is experiencing is best described as which of the following? A. Normal
B. Anticipatory
C. Complicated
D. Disenfranchised
B
The process of "letting go" that occurs before an actual loss or death has occurred is called anticipatory grief.
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1. Sociocultural determinant. 2. Behavioral determinant. 3. Biological determinant. 4. Health system determinant.
A 15-year-old girl is brought by her mother to see a psychiatric nurse practitioner. The client's mother demands that her daughter be admitted for treatment of "behavioral problems.". Her mother states that the daughter stays out until 4 a.m
and is hanging out with "bad" kids. The nurse will recommend which of the following? A) Outpatient therapy for the mother and daughter B) Therapy for the mother C) Therapy for the daughter D) Involuntary admission for the daughter
A patient with heart failure is prescribed oral captopril (Capoten) and carvedilol (Coreg). The heart rate after giving these drugs is decreased from 84 per minute to 68 per minute. What is the nurse's best action?
a. Hold the next dose b. Immediately notify the prescriber c. Document the finding as the only action d. Schedule the captopril and carvedilol to be given at different times
Which of the following is not a non-physiological cause of undernutrition in older people?
a. Wealth. b. Inability to shop. c. Social isolation. d. Inability to prepare and cook meals.