NSG 300 EXAM 4 TOPIC 12 LOSS AND GRIEF QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

disorganization and despair stage


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endless examination of how and why the loss is experienced




palliative care


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focuses on the prevention, relief, reduction, or soothing of symptoms of
disease/disorders throughout the entire course of an illness
to help patient achieve the best quality of life

, complicated grief - delayed grief


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prolonged or delayed grief because the loss is so overwhelming that the
person must avoid the full realization of the loss
typically triggered by a second loss that is less significant (ex: student's
parent dies, then family pet dies or student fails a class)




bargaining stage


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person cushions or postpones awareness of the loss by trying to prevent
it from happening




perceived loss


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experiencing loss but is less evident to other people (ex: rejection by a
friend changing the status in the friend group)
experienced internally and individually




actual loss


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