English Task – Grieving

1. Please fill in the spaces by selecting the correct word from each of the brackets.
Grief is a normal and expected reaction to loss. (Anticipation, Anticipate, Anticipatory)
…………………….…. grief is an emotional response that is experienced before a true ……………..
(lost, loss, lose). Other terms for this prescient state include (preparation, prepared,
preparatory) ………………….…. grief or premature grief. This specific subset of grief is an
unconscious process that happens when stability is …………….. (threat, threaten, threatened),
most often by a new and unwelcomed diagnosis. (Anticipation, Anticipate, Anticipatory)
…………………………. grief encompasses the mourning, ……………………… (cope, coped, coping),
and planning of one's life in response to an impending ……………………… (lost, loss, lose) as well
as future losses. As losses of identity, function, and potentially ………………………….. (lost, loss,
lose) of life accumulates along the illness trajectory, (Anticipation, Anticipate, Anticipatory)
………………………… grief processes continue to be triggered; the result is often an
……………………. (overwhelm, overwhelmed, overwhelming) cumulative …………………………..
(lost, loss, lose) effect. Palliative care nurses are uniquely positioned to screen and treat the
grief.
2. Please explain nurses’ responses to the following patient case study:

Mrs Aminah is a 36-year-old woman with metastatic cervical cancer who has undergone a
chemotherapy, and radiation. She is now re-hospitalized because of complications and
uncontrolled symptoms. She has a husband and 2 children, aged 8 and 5 years. Doctor
discusses a new finding of organ metastasis and the lack of further chemotherapy options
available and then leaves the room. As a nurse, what kind of strategies to address the potential
range of emotions during this interaction? Please explain in 3 paragraphs, including
references!

3. Please fill in the blanks with the right word!

Honest - Denial – Mourning - Genuine - Acceptance – Grief - Depression

a. An individual may withdraw from their daily life activities, and they may feel a fog of
intense sadness is called as …………………
b. Life cannot go on as it once did, but through ………………………, life can and will go on.
c. When individuals experienced ………………………., they may have a feeling or sense that
everything feels numb.
d. Good nursing care also involves being ………………….. with the patient and family.
e. Being …………………. is somewhat related to being oneself, as long as you are not an overly
sarcastic person, which might hinder an effective nurse-patient relationship.
f. …………………………… is an external expression of grief. It includes rituals that signify
someone’s death, such as funerals, wakes or memorial services.
g. Older adults may take longer to reintegrate the loss and reconcile their ………………………..