Which of these statements about grief is TRUE?
a. It is prolonged and dysfunctional.
b. It involves intense psychological and physical responses occurring after a loss.
c. It is abnormal in many situations.
d. It occurs primarily in highly civilized societies.
B
Grief is a series of profound physical and psychological responses occurring after a loss; these adaptive responses to loss are normal and necessary.
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Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.
A nurse has been working with a patient for the entire shift. Which action by the nurse is unacceptable?
a. Sharing a personal mobile phone number b. Touching the patient's hand during a painful procedure c. Standing 6 feet away from the patient when conversing d. Using the SBAR method of hand-off communication
In planning care for a client with renal cell carcinoma, the nurse monitors for which electrolyte imbalance?
a. Hyponatremia b. Hypernatremia c. Hypocalcemia d. Hypercalcemia
A nurse has just met a family and is being doing their family assessment. Which of the following actions should the nurse take before engaging in self-disclosure?
a. Confirm the reason for the assessment. b. Demonstrate culture awareness. c. Take time to build trust. d. Understand the family dynamics.