A Nurse Educator Is Teaching a Group of Nursing Students

question 30

Multiple Choice

A nurse educator is teaching a group of nursing students about the feelings associated with losing a client.The educator suggests which activity as the most helpful when a nurse is coping with feelings of grief?

• A) Keeping a scrapbook of pictures of clients after they have died
• B) Attending the wake or funeral of the client
• C) Taking a week off from work in order to grieve
• D) Leaving the unit to go home immediately after the client has died

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Definitions:

Hippocampus

A critical region of the brain associated with memory formation, organization, and storage.

Limbic System

The limbic system is a complex set of brain structures located on both sides of the thalamus, directly beneath the cerebrum, involved in various functions including emotions, behaviors, motivation, long-term memory, and olfaction.

Hippocampus

An area in the brain linked with the creation, structuring, and preservation of memories.

Explicit Memories

Recollections involving facts and events that one is able to bring back into conscious thought.