What are the stages of grief and loss? {Ans: 1. Denial - "No, not me" 2. Anger - "Why me?" 3. Bargaining - "Yes, me, but... I need just a little more time" 4. Depression - "Yes, me" stage of dying (depressive feelings/mood swings) 5. Acceptance - Acknowledgment of an inevitable end to physical life}An effective teaching strategy uses empowerment. What does this include? {Ans: - Assisting the client to take charge of his or her own life - Client gains strength and confidence from interactions with providers, enabling him or her to move toward achievement of goals}What will assist in educating a 4-year-old about an upcoming procedure? {Ans: Involve parents, allow child to touch and play}What is chronic sorrow? {Ans: A normal grief response associated with an ongoing living loss that is permanent, progressive, recurring, and cyclic in nature}An effective teaching strategy uses modeling. Describe this strategy. {Ans: Describes learning a behavior by observing another perform it}Preschooler is having difficulty with communication. How should the nurse address this? {Ans: With play -- clay, crayons, and paper become modes of expression for important feelings and thoughts about problems. Play is a child's language, especially