Week 8 Discussion: Death, Dying and Grieving

Required Resources

Read/review the following resources for this activity:

• Textbook: Chapter 20
• Lesson
• Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook)

Initial Post Instructions

Coping with the grief of losing a loved one can be one of the most devastating and life-altering experiences of a person's life. As a health care professional, you will witness and experience, first-hand, the loss that your patients and their families will have to learn to cope with. Based on the textbook and what current research suggests, how can your patient's family use the dual- process model to cope with and make sense of the world?

Follow-Up Post Instructions

Respond to at least one peer. Further the dialogue by providing more information and clarification.

Writing Requirements

• Minimum of 2 posts (1 initial & 1 follow-up)
• Minimum of 2 sources cited (assigned readings/online lessons and an outside source)
• APA format for in-text citations and list of references