A nurse reads a qualitative study concerning the grief process. Later, the nurse explains to a grieving widow that grief is a process and that many others have successfully made their way through the process
The nurse is using which clinical application of research?
a. Insight or empathy
b. Assessment of status or progress
c. Anticipatory guidance
d. Coaching
ANS: C
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A Insight or empathy means that the nurse would be better able to understand the behaviors of a patient.
B Assessment of status or progress means that the nurse can assess how the patient is moving through the grief process.
C Anticipatory guidance means that the nurse can explain the various stages of grief to the patient and reassure her that others have successfully made their way through the grief process.
D Coaching would involve coaching the patient to recognize signs that she is progressing from one stage of the grief process to another.
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