Grief Communication In Nursing

This paper will discuss leadership as it relates to healthcare and nursing. There is a difference between incomplete grief and maturational greif. Not being able to properly identify the grief can result in unproductive therapies. Incomplete grief occurs when any symptom of grief, such as depression, poor appetite, or denial of death is unresolved or prolonged more than a normal grief process. Persons may also start to display inappropriate identification with the deceased parent. This can come in the form of taking on the roles and mannerisms and attitudes of the deceased. It is hard for a child to grieve the loss of a parent especially when the parent was the primary caregiver. The children may be expected to take on the roles of the
Of course, the death is unexpected to family and friends. I personally think that is is harder to cope with the death of someone who one might have just spoken with, or seen a few days ago. When a person has a chronic condition, one is sometimes more likely to understand the death process and feel that that patient is better off because they are not suffering anymore. I think it is important to know that different ages and family dynamics may result in a different grief response. There is not one type of response that is more acceptable than the other. It is based solely on each individual. Through these articles, I have learned how parents, children, and ose friends friends react to death. With the knowledge that I have gained from these articles, I will be better able to interact with my patients family and anticipate their psychosocial needs. Often times, the death of the patient is not immediate, and the family has a few days to deal with the reality that they are losing a loved one. I am able to better refer them to the proper resources that we have on the unit, such as chaplain services, and child life services, and prepare them for this difficult time. Even if death is not expected, the loss of function of the patient can also be a contributing factor to grief as well. Knowing how the loss of the patient will affect each family member different will prepare me to better interact and console each person individually. This information will also help me prepare family members for the reactions they might see in small children, young adult friends, and elderly