A Hospice Nurse Is Critically Evaluating Various Models of Grief

question 15

Multiple Choice

A hospice nurse is critically evaluating various models of grief used for terminally ill clients and their families.Which should the nurse recognize when applying these models to individual client cases?

• A) No clear timetables exist, nor are there clear-cut stages of grief.
• B) There is strong research proving that these models are not useful for many dying clients.
• C) The models serve as clear and definitive predictors of grief behaviors.
• D) The Kübler-Ross model is primarily used to describe anticipatory grief.

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