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Title: ADV concepts: DETH AND GRIEF

Description: HESI HINTS

Total Flash Cards: 5

Created: 08/14/2009 10:47:32

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Term
Identify the five stages of death and dying.
 Definition
Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
Term
A client has been told a positive breast biposy report, She ask no questions and leaves the health care providers office, She is overrheard telling her husband, "the doctor didnt find a thing." what coping style is operating at this stage of grief?
 Definition
Denial
Term
Your client, an incest survivor is speaking of her deceased father, the perpetrator "he was a wonderful man, so good and kind. Everyone thought so.: what would be the most useful intervention at this time?
 Definition
Gently point out both the positive and negative aspects of her relationship with her father. try to minimize the idealization of the deceased
Term
Your client feels responsible for his sisters death bc he took her to the hospital where she died. "if i hadnt tken her there, they couldnt have killed her." it has been 1 month since her death, Is this response indicative of a normal or a complciated grief reaction?
 Definition
This is a normal expression of anger and guilt that occurs. try to minimize rumination on theses thoughts
Term
Mrs. Green lost her husband 3 yrs ago. She has not disturbed any of his belongings and continues to set a place at the table for him nightly. Is this response indicative of a normal or a complicated grief reaction?
 Definition
This is a dysfunctional grief reaction. Mrs. Green has never moved out of the denial stage of her grief work.