Exam 6. nur 101 2020 updated to pass

Exam 6. nur 101 2020A 73-year-old patient who suffered a stroke is being transferred from the acute care hospital to a nursing home for ongoing care because she is unable to care for herself at home. Which type of loss is this patient most likely experiencing? 1)Environmental loss 2)Internal loss 3)Perceived loss 4)Psychological loss ANS: 1 This patient is most likely experiencing an environmental loss because she is unable to return to her familiar home setting. Instead, she is being transferred to the new environment of a nursing home. Internal, perceived, and psychological losses are internal and can only be identified by the person experiencing them. Which patient is at most risk for experiencing difficult grieving? 1)The middle-aged woman whose grandmother died of advanced Parkinsons disease 2)The young adult with three small children whose wife died suddenly in an accident 3)The middle-aged person whose spouse suffered a slow, painful death 4)The older adult whose spouse died of complications of chronic renal disease ANS: 2 Although it is impossible to predict with certainty and the grieving process is highly individual and personal, in general those who suffer a sudden loss typically have more difficult grieving than those who have had the time to prepare for the death. Family and friends of persons with chronic illnesses (e.g., cancer) have usually had time to emotionally prepare for the death, initiate the funeral and burial arrangements, and begin the grieving process before the death occurs.