The nurse is talking in the lounge with other nurses about grief and loss. The nurse understands which to be true regarding grief and loss? Select all that apply.
The process of grief is detrimental to physical and emotional health.
Age, gender, and culture are a few factors that influence the grieving process.
The nurse must explore his own feelings about death before he may effectively help others.
The nurse should discourage expression of grief and loss because it may upset other clients nearby.
The nurse can help the family develop ways to relieve loneliness and depression following the death of a loved one.
Numbers 2, 3, and 5 are correct.
Age, gender, and culture are a few factors that influence the grieving process. The nurse must explore his own feelings about death before he may effectively help others. Nurses can help families find ways to cope with the loneliness and depression that follow the death of a loved one. The process of grief is normal following a loss, and expression of grief is essential for physical and emotional well-being. The expression of grief should never be discouraged; family members should have a quiet room in which they may express their feelings in private.
