Which of the following statements, made by a nurse regarding the means

Which of the following statements, made by a nurse regarding the means by which older adults usually express and manage grief, reflects a need for further instruction and clarification?

1. “The greater the loss the greater the sense of grief.”
2. “Managing depression will help the grieving adult cope.”
3. “Having lived a long, happy life makes grieving easier to deal with.”
4. “The longer you live, the more experience you have with grieving a death.”

ANSWER

ANS: 3
There is little evidence that grief experiences differ due to age alone. Responses to loss are more likely related to the nature of the specific loss experience. Increased age increases the likelihood that older adults have faced multiple losses—loved ones, friends, valued objects, outliving a child, or declining health. Depression does make dealing with grief more difficult.