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Juliette, a 6-year-old girl, just recently lost her father. She is aware of what happened and expressed sadness for the first couple of weeks. After 8 months, Juliette does not talk about her father much. She is an overall happy and playful kid. Juliette is therefore not experiencing grief.

The emotional response to death is _____, while the expression of the loss is called_________.

Foreign-born individuals (i.e., immigrants, refugees, asylum-seekers) do not experience trauma after arriving in the United States.

Complicated grief refers to

Which of the following is not an example of disenfranchised grief?

Communal tragedies always bring people together.

Khadijah, a 9-year-old Muslim girl, wears her hijab to school. Yet several kids always try to snatch her hijab off of her, make obscene gestures with their private areas at her, slapped her in the face, and even threaten her with a knife. What form of bullying is Khadijah experiencing?

During an early session, Maya, a trauma counselor, notices that her client, Jordan, expresses deep shame for “overreacting” in social situations and frequently asks, “Why can’t I just be normal?” He describes feeling on edge in crowded spaces, easily startled, and emotionally numb at times. Maya decides to incorporate psychoeducation into their session. Which of the following interventions best illustrates the appropriate use of psychoeducation in this context?

A nurse is caring for a client who in the end of life dying process. Current Data Vital Signs 1200 Temperature 34.7* C (94.5* F) Heart Rate 25/minute Respiratory rate irregular with Cheyne-Stokes respiration  Blood pressure 52/38 mmHg Nurses’ Notes 0800 Client does not arouse to verbal, tactile, or painful stimulation.  Heart rate 35/min, irregular.  Pulses to extremities nonpalpable, skin cool to touch with pallor and mottling.  Cheyne-stokes breathing, noisy respirations with copious secretions.  Indwelling urinary catheter in place, 10mL dark amber urine output.  Decreased muscle tone noted.  Client moaning.  Medicated with morphine 4mg IV bolus.  Client has a do-not-resuscitate order in place.  Family at bedside.  Update on client’s condition provided.  What sign/symptom indicates death is nearing?  Fill in blank one with using this Wordbank:  Moaning, StrongPulses, IncreasedUrine or CheyneStokes _______ Which of the following is a clinical confirmation of death? Fill in blank two using this Wordbank: ActiveReflexes, FlatBrainWaves, SlowBreathing or PainResponses _______

The LPN is collecting data on a client’s pressure injury and observes adipose tissue in the base of the wound. Based on this information, what stage of pressure injury should the nurse document?