GCC NURSE FUN LAST EMAM
EXAM STUDY GUIDE
Loss - Answer An aspect of self no longer available to
a person
Death - Answer Cessation of life
Grief - Answer Pattern of physical and emotional responses to bereavement
Mortality - Answer The condition of being subject to death
_____________ it was common for patients to die at home in their own beds with family
present - Answer Before the1950s
___________ the health care system became highly mechanized and dying occurred
mostly in institutions - Answer From the 1950s to 1980s
___________ when diagnosis related groups
(DRGs) came into play, this trend changed - Answer By the early 1980s
the recuperating or terminally ill patient is often discharged to __________________. -
Answer home, a convalescent home, or a nursing home
Pioneers in death and dying theory such as Kübler-Ross, Glassner, and Strauss
produced works that stimulated the health care industry to research topics about death
and dying - Answer 1960s
Hospices became recognized as health care delivery systems - Answer 1970s
Grief therapy was introduced when Benoliel and Martocchio added new insights into the
needs and care of the dying patient - Answer 1908s
Obvious losses - Answer Death of a loved one
Divorce
Breakup of a relationship
Loss of a job
Not-so-obvious losses - Answer Illness
Aging
,Changing schools, jobs, or neighborhoods
Maturational loss - Answer - Loss resulting from normal life transitions
- Loss of childhood dreams, the loss felt by
adolescents when a romance fails, loss felt when
leaving family home for college or marriage and
establishing a home of one's own
- As individuals age, they experience menopause
and loss of hair, teeth, hearing, sight, and "youth"
Situational loss - Answer - A loss occurring suddenly in response to a specific
external event
- Sudden death of a loved one, or the unemployed
person who suffers low self-esteem
Personal loss - Answer - Any loss that requires adaptation through the
grieving process
- Loss occurring when something or someone can
no longer be seen, felt, heard, known, or
experienced; individuals respond to loss differently
Grief - Answer - The subjective response of emotional pain to
actual or anticipated loss
- The total process of reacting and responding to
the losses in one's life
Bereavement - Answer - A common depressed reaction to the death of a
loved one
Mourning - Answer A reaction activated by a person to assist in overcoming a great
personal loss
Morbidity - Answer - Are seen after significant losses, can be both
physical/mental
, - Ie: an increase is found in the breakup of
marriages and other significant relationships after
the loss of a child or when one partner suffers loss
of a body part or function.
Grief and Grieving Nurse's role - Answer - Assess for grieving behaviors
- Recognize the influence of grief on behavior
- Provide empathetic support
Anticipatory grief - Answer - This type of grief is to expect, await, or prepare
oneself for the loss of a family member or
significant other
- It is somewhat easier to cope with loss if it is
expected
- Having time for anticipation does not necessarily
ease the pain of loss
- Emotions expressed at this time can make the
loss less conflicted
___________ of someone who is not "supposed to" die is the most difficult grief to bear -
Answer Sudden death
Nurse's grief - Answer Nurse must come to grips with it
Understanding the grief process
Appreciating the experience of the dying patient
Using effective listening skills
Acknowledging personal limits
Knowing when there is a need to get away and
take care of self
Signs, symptoms, and behaviors of dysfunctional
grieving - Answer - Acquisition of symptoms belonging to the last illness of the deceased
EXAM STUDY GUIDE
Loss - Answer An aspect of self no longer available to
a person
Death - Answer Cessation of life
Grief - Answer Pattern of physical and emotional responses to bereavement
Mortality - Answer The condition of being subject to death
_____________ it was common for patients to die at home in their own beds with family
present - Answer Before the1950s
___________ the health care system became highly mechanized and dying occurred
mostly in institutions - Answer From the 1950s to 1980s
___________ when diagnosis related groups
(DRGs) came into play, this trend changed - Answer By the early 1980s
the recuperating or terminally ill patient is often discharged to __________________. -
Answer home, a convalescent home, or a nursing home
Pioneers in death and dying theory such as Kübler-Ross, Glassner, and Strauss
produced works that stimulated the health care industry to research topics about death
and dying - Answer 1960s
Hospices became recognized as health care delivery systems - Answer 1970s
Grief therapy was introduced when Benoliel and Martocchio added new insights into the
needs and care of the dying patient - Answer 1908s
Obvious losses - Answer Death of a loved one
Divorce
Breakup of a relationship
Loss of a job
Not-so-obvious losses - Answer Illness
Aging
,Changing schools, jobs, or neighborhoods
Maturational loss - Answer - Loss resulting from normal life transitions
- Loss of childhood dreams, the loss felt by
adolescents when a romance fails, loss felt when
leaving family home for college or marriage and
establishing a home of one's own
- As individuals age, they experience menopause
and loss of hair, teeth, hearing, sight, and "youth"
Situational loss - Answer - A loss occurring suddenly in response to a specific
external event
- Sudden death of a loved one, or the unemployed
person who suffers low self-esteem
Personal loss - Answer - Any loss that requires adaptation through the
grieving process
- Loss occurring when something or someone can
no longer be seen, felt, heard, known, or
experienced; individuals respond to loss differently
Grief - Answer - The subjective response of emotional pain to
actual or anticipated loss
- The total process of reacting and responding to
the losses in one's life
Bereavement - Answer - A common depressed reaction to the death of a
loved one
Mourning - Answer A reaction activated by a person to assist in overcoming a great
personal loss
Morbidity - Answer - Are seen after significant losses, can be both
physical/mental
, - Ie: an increase is found in the breakup of
marriages and other significant relationships after
the loss of a child or when one partner suffers loss
of a body part or function.
Grief and Grieving Nurse's role - Answer - Assess for grieving behaviors
- Recognize the influence of grief on behavior
- Provide empathetic support
Anticipatory grief - Answer - This type of grief is to expect, await, or prepare
oneself for the loss of a family member or
significant other
- It is somewhat easier to cope with loss if it is
expected
- Having time for anticipation does not necessarily
ease the pain of loss
- Emotions expressed at this time can make the
loss less conflicted
___________ of someone who is not "supposed to" die is the most difficult grief to bear -
Answer Sudden death
Nurse's grief - Answer Nurse must come to grips with it
Understanding the grief process
Appreciating the experience of the dying patient
Using effective listening skills
Acknowledging personal limits
Knowing when there is a need to get away and
take care of self
Signs, symptoms, and behaviors of dysfunctional
grieving - Answer - Acquisition of symptoms belonging to the last illness of the deceased
