Question

Ms. S. is admitted to the medical unit for severe weakness, weight loss, and chronic depression. She is reluctant to get out of bed to dress and have meals. How could the nurse facilitate progression through the grieving process?

Answer 1

Nursing interventions for this patient are:-

- establish therapeutic relationship with the patient

- encourage patient to express their feelings or concerns

- talk with the patient realistically about the loss

- discuss the concrete changes that the client must begin to make as a result of loss

- provide emotional and psychological support to the patient

- involve the patient in planning care

- don't leave patient alone and always engage the patient in activities that patient like .

- avoid situations that memorises the past stressful situation that cause stress and depression .

- involve patient family members in providing care .