NCLEX-PN

Category - Psychosocial Integrity

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The nurse is caring for an 80-year-old female client who is dying. The daughter of the client is concerned about the reaction of her 7-year-old boy who is extremely close to his grandmother. The nurse informs the daughter that 7-year-olds may view death as which of the following:

Reversible and temporary
Permanent and a punishment for being a bad boy
Permanent and inevitable
Irreversible, but emotionally unable to accept it

Explanation

Answer: B - Younger school-age children view death as irreversible and avoidable. They may feel responsible for its occurrence. Option A refers to the view of toddler and option C is the view of an older school-age child. Option D is the view of adolescents.

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