The Parent of a School­age Child Is Concerned Because the Child

question 6

Multiple Choice

The parent of a school­age child is concerned because the child has started to
express anger about a grandparent's death even though this occurred when the child was a toddler. What will the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner tell the parent?

• A) Anger is an abnormal reaction to bereavement and loss in this age child.
• B) Counseling is needed since the child has had sufficient time to resolve this issue.
• C) Grief and bereavement lasting longer than a year may require medication.
• D) The significance of this loss must be reworked at each developmental level.

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