Grief Basics
This describes grief as a personal unique journey.
What is individual/unique experience?
Loss of a home is this type of loss.
What is loss of environment?
Grief before death or loss occurs.
What is anticipatory grief?
First priority in caring for a grieving patient.
What is presence/therapeutic communication?
Life expectancy for hospice.
What is 6 months or less?
Grief cannot be this, even with support.
What is prevented?
Death of a spouse is this type of loss.
What is loss of significant other, necessary loss or primary loss?
Grief not socially recognized.
Type of care focused on quality of life.
What is palliative care?
Top symptom priority at end of life.
What is pain/comfort?
These are the three nurse roles in facilitating grief.
What is help feel, express, and move through?
Loss of independence is this type of loss.
What is loss of aspect of self?
Common universal grief response.
What is normal (uncomplicated) grief?
What should be included in plan of care?
What are patient and family wishes?
Postmortem care should maintain this.
What is dignity/respect?
Name two domains of grief responses.
What are emotional, physical, cognitive, social, or spiritual?
What influences how loss is perceived?
What are culture, values and beliefs?
Example of disenfranchised grief.
What is loss of ex-partner or hidden relationship?
Why is communication important?
What is to encourage expression of feelings?
Two symptoms managed at end of life.
What are anxiety, depression, nausea?
Why must nurses individualize grief care?
What is because responses vary widely?
Daily Double:
Give two cultural influences on loss.
What are religion, family, traditions?
Key difference in anticipatory vs normal grief.
What is timing (before vs after loss)?
Interdisciplinary role in grief care.
What is collaboration with healthcare team?
Daily Double:
Goal of end-of-life care.
What is improve quality of life?