A hospice nurse discusses the grieving process with three children who recently experienced the death of 75-year-old mother from breast cancer. The nurse defines a basic goal of the grieving process as:
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.
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