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A hospice nurse is interacting with the 5-year-old grandchild of a client who recently died. The child states, 'Grandpa is just sleeping because I was too loud playing my games yesterday. I will be very quiet now so he can wake up.' Which response by the nurse is the most therapeutic?

  1. Your grandpa has died, which means his body stopped working. It is not because of anything you did.Cevap
  2. B
    Grandpa has gone to sleep and is resting peacefully. He is not angry about the noise you made.
  3. C
    Why do you think your playing caused him to fall asleep?
  4. D
    It sounds like you feel guilty. Tell me more about what you were doing when he fell asleep.

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The most therapeutic response explicitly states that the grandfather has died and his body stopped working, while assuring the child that their actions did not cause the death.
This response directly addresses the developmental needs of a preschooler. Children in this age group are concrete thinkers who exhibit magical thinking, often believing their thoughts or actions have the power to cause negative events. They also tend to view death as temporary and reversible. Using concrete, literal phrases like 'died' and 'body stopped working' prevents confusion. Furthermore, explicitly stating that the child is not at fault directly relieves their unwarranted guilt.

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1
Analyze the developmental stage of the client's family member.
A 5-year-old is in the preschool developmental stage.
Identifying the stage helps the nurse anticipate characteristic cognitive patterns, such as literal understanding and magical thinking.
2
Evaluate the underlying meaning of the child's statement.
The child believes their noise caused the death (magical thinking) and views death as a temporary state ('wake up').
Recognizing these specific misconceptions dictates the focus of the therapeutic intervention.
3
Select the response that best corrects the misconceptions using developmentally appropriate language.
The response utilizing concrete facts ('died', 'body stopped working') and absolving guilt is chosen over options utilizing euphemisms.
Euphemisms must be avoided to prevent sleep anxiety, and magical thinking must be gently but clearly corrected with factual statements.

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Developmentally appropriate communication in pediatric grief
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