Date of Award
Summer 1980
Document Type
Thesis - Restricted
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Nursing
Abstract
Thirty-six process recordings of nurse-client interactions were searched to answer the questions: What were the critical indicators of grieving which were evident during the first two months of one subject's acute grief? and, What nursing did a nurse utilize when assisting a subject with his grief during the first two months of acute grief? The ten critical indicators identified for grieving-Acute were Sadness, Denial of Loss: Partial, Perception of Role Changes, Perception of Continued Loss, Expressing Effect of Loss on Family Relationships, Reviewing Past Events, Sense of Abandonment, Anger, Reality Testing and Guilt. The eleven nursing measures found were Acceptance of Feelings, Acceptance of Control of Environment, Sharing of Information, Attentive Listening, Touch, Positive Reinforcement of Future Planning, Body Image Feedback, Continuity of Care, Positive Reinforcement of Past Roles Mutual Goal Setting and Subject Advocacy. The findings increase the body of knowledge about the nursing diagnosis Grieving-Acute.
Recommended Citation
Freeman, Linda, "Grieving-Acute : a Factor-Searching Study of Nurse-Client Interactions" (1980). Master's Theses (1922-2009) Access restricted to Marquette Campus. 3289.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/theses/3289